Quadrant Director Paul Knight on what you should consider before you start digging foundations for a domestic building project
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Quadrant Director Paul Knight talks us through the key points from BS 8579: 2020 The design of balconies and terraces. The standard is available at BSI here. The Windloading…
We’re pleased to announce that Quadrant Building Control has achieved Gold Membership with Constructionline, the UK’s largest register of contractors, consultants and suppliers for the construction industry. This membership confirms…
On 16th February the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Buildings to establish and lead the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Peter Baker, HSE’s…
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on Changing Places Toilets and Baby Nappy Changing Facilities This consultation seeks views on proposals to: Increase provision of Changing Places Toilets…
New research has been carried out to support the evaluation of Part M and Approved Document M of the Building Regulations. This research runs to 179 pages and comprises: Part…
National regulator established to ensure homes are built from safe materials. Action taken as Grenfell Inquiry reveals manufacturers ignored safety rules. Independent review will examine faults in the system and…
This year, each Regional Quadrant office was asked to choose a charity to receive a Christmas donation. We wrote to those charities to find out a little bit about what…
‘I started my career in late October 1980 when jobs were few and far between. An opportunity came up at Huyton Council for a Trainee Building Inspector. I hadn’t a…
There is an update video available from July 2021: watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au9ByTsJuQM Joe Campion from Quadrant Building Control talks us through the likely big changes for dwellings 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…
