The Building Regulations legislation changes on the 1 October 2023. These changes have emulated from the reviews undertaken following the Grenfell tragedy and are part of the Government’s response to…
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New Building Regulations legislation published by the government on 9th August, which will have a significant impact on the building control process, comes into effect on 1st October 2023. However,…
All images in article © Georgina Bowman Architectural designer Georgina Bowman reports on The Common House – Affordable Construction made possible through local natural materials and participatory building. “The Common…
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity was one of the many organisations promoting 17th February as ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day.’ It says: ‘Random acts of kindness play a pivotal role…
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its Enforcement Policy Statement. It states: ‘This policy statement sets out our approach to enforcement, that is, where we take action to enforce…
Still not sure what counts as a higher-risk building? What about this scenario: The diagram shows one proposed seven storey tower (tower 2A) and one proposed five storey residential tower…
It is being proposed that the current access symbol of a wheelchair (see below) is replaced by a new symbol. The new symbol has been selected following a competition held…
Image: Alex Glynn Photography © Quadrant Building Control From April 2024, all Building Control professionals will need to become Registered Building Inspectors. They work for Building Control bodies including: –…
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has launched a consultation on changes to Part 6, Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the…
Seismic shake-up? Paradigm shift? Whatever you want to call it, six years on from Grenfell, much of the substance of the HSE’s and government’s review of building safety hits the…
Image: Alex Glynn Photography © Quadrant Building Control The industry name for Private Sector Building Control Bodies (BCBs) will change in April 2024 when Approved Inspectors (AI) will need to…
Following our hugely successful June Webinar on the BSR, on Tuesday 10th October, we will be hosting a live webinar on the impact of the recent changes to the legislation…