The Building Safety Act is the biggest suite of improvements to building and fire safety in living memory. Implementing it is challenging for both the government and industry. Experts from the multidisciplinary construction consultancy Watts Group advise about how to respond effectively and deliver future-proof buildings.
A Home Builders Federation (HBF) initiative, the NHBC Masterclass series offers fully funded training courses delivered by experts in their field covering roofing, bricklaying and dry lining. Aimed at professional tradespeople looking to keep up to date with the latest industry practices, they provide practical skills and improved knowledge to support the delivery of high-quality new homes.
Research to improve the resilience of buildings against earthquakes has been tested in Japan on the tallest building to date…
Researchers from the National Research...
A new training scheme has been launched to help housing professionals understand the changes made relating to wheelchair accessible housing standards…
The Centre for Accessible...
Premier Guarantee outline the challenges faced when building conversions are not as simple as once imagined...
Building conversions as we know are often difficult to...
Alistair Redler, Senior Partner at Delva Patman Redler LLP Chartered Surveyors draws attention to the surveyor’s role when matters concerning Rights of Light occur…
In...
The team at SpecifiedBy recently converted the Building Regulations Approved Documents for England & Wales into web format. Founder Darren Lester talks through some...
The fire sector and construction industry have called for changes to fire safety regulations to ensure greater clarity for the sector…
The language used in...
The Concrete Repair Association has released an update to the Standard Method of Measurement for Concrete Repair…
Updated guidance has been published to assist the...
As NHBC celebrates its 30th anniversary, Diane Marshall, Head of Technical Services, looks back over the last 30 years, and how the changes implemented...
Andrew MacLeod, Partner at Robin Simon outlines how the structural warranty provides a safety net for our most valuable assets…
Mortgage lenders require newly built...
An extra chapter has been added to the technical standards for waterproofing basements following widespread problems…
The National House Building Council (NHBC) has added a...
Two major construction organisations have forged a new partnership that will recognise quality builders…
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Local Authority Building Control...
BSRIA has relaunched a topic guide for airtightness as part of a drive to provide information and answer key questions…
The first release of the BSRIA’s ‘At...
CDM 2015 guidance has been agreed between the Landscape Industry and the Health and Safety Executive…
The Landscape Institute and Health and Safety Executive have...
Building standards are set to undergo a consultation to develop a new framework for BREEAM assessment…
A consultation will take place on a draft Strategic...
The team at SpecifiedBy recently converted the Building Regulations Approved Documents for England & Wales into web format. Founder Darren Lester talks through some...
Concrete and reinforced/pre-stressed concrete is and will be the main construction material for civil engineering infrastructure, ETH Zurich explains...
Amendments to Building Regulations will come into force on 1 October 2015. Planning and Building Control Today outlines what to expect...
Earlier this year the...
New standard helps construction sector reduce waste during building projects...
BSI, the business standards company, has published BS 8895-2 Designing for material efficiency in building...
A Belfast builder has been sentenced to community service after failing to complete two house extensions to a professional standard...
Peter Hales, who was trading...
The RICS will host a conference dedicated to building control in Birmingham on the 22 September...
A one day conference dedicated to building control is...
A development of new homes in Mayfield, Dalkeith, has gained the highest award given by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, for incorporating crime prevention techniques into the layout and landscaping and the physical security of buildings.
