29th September 2020 At Quadrant Building Control, we continue to provide our usual level of service, despite the restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic. Since the restrictions were introduced in…

Congratulations to Cathal Bradley, Tom Dean and Andrew Povey from our London office who have all recently qualified with the Institution of Fire Engineers as Members, giving them the post-nominal…

Earlier this year the government introduced new permitted development rights to encourage the provision of housing through the construction of additional storeys to existing buildings. Building Regulations will need to…

 From January 2021, at least one Changing Places facility will be required in the following buildings: a) assembly, recreation and entertainment buildings with a capacity for 350 or more…

On 20th July the government published its long-awaited Draft Building Safety Bill. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick described the reforms contained in the document as “the biggest change to our building…

The Bill is the long-awaited outcome of Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building regulations and fire safety, which attempted to analyse and understand the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire in…

2nd July 2020. The government updated its Working safely during coronavirus guidance for Construction and other outdoor work to reflect the one metre plus social distancing requirement that is being…

In this short video, Quadrant Director Andrew Travers explains what the changes means, where they apply and when they will come into force. 

 The government has published new amendments to Approved Document B Fire Safety Volume 1 Dwellings. There are two main important changes: Blocks of flats with their top storey more…

The Government has also published its response to the ‘Building A Safer Future’ consultation and has outlined measures to support ongoing remediation work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding the latter,…

The Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced important Building Regulations updates to Approved Document B – due to be published next month-and increased fire safety measures…

At Quadrant Building Control, we’ve been assessing our environmental performance, with guidance from leading global sustainability experts Anthesis. We have looked at reducing our carbon footprint wherever possible. However, site…