Hertfordshire Building Control's Rachel LeGood explores the changes brought about the 2021 Part L updates- and how the 2025 Future Homes & Buildings Standard goes further on energy efficiency design.
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.
The 2025 Secured by Design (SBD) ATLAS conference and exhibition marked a significant milestone, with a record number of SBD member company exhibitors presenting their security solutions at this distinguished policing event.
SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements.
Fire stopping specialist FSi Promat has launched Stopseal® Linear Joint Seal (LJS), a dry-fit, fast to install, fire resistant product which provides a high-performance volume expansion and pressure seal.
Leeds Beckett University and ARC are collaborating on a pioneering Knowledge Transfer Partnership that combines digital technology and AI to create a Golden Thread of quality assurance for fire prevention product installations.
Fire protection isn’t a job for the unqualified, which is why our team here at Commercial Fire Protection is certified and accredited by fire industry bodies as competent to carry out the work.
Chris Hall, technical innovation manager at NHBC, looks back at his UK house building career and what to expect in the future as new legislation comes into effect.
Learn more about how Trident's fire safety consultants were able to help bring the Lower Parliament Street Nottingham conversion project to completion.
Whether you’re a consultant, architect, accountant, or engineer, PI insurance protects you from claims related to mistakes, omissions, or negligence in your professional work. But how do you choose the right limit of indemnity for your policy?
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner read out an oral statement in the House of Commons this afternoon, detailing the government's response to the final Grenfell inquiry report.
The final report from the Grenfell Inquiry contains 1,700 pages documenting the failings that led to the 2017 fire, as well as recommendations for Government and industry.
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries power much of the modern world, found in everything from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy storage systems.
Chris Whall, board director of the Logika Group, discusses the upcoming changes to the interactions between the built environment and natural environment.
Understanding how to select the appropriate limit of indemnity for your cyber insurance policy could be the difference between your business surviving a cyber incident or being severely impacted.
A new paper by Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures discusses issues with lithium fire safety and measures to minimise risk in the built environment.
Third party certification relating to products used in the construction industry is set to play an important role in providing assurances to specifiers and developers. Certification will help meet the building performance requirements identified in the relevant guidance to the Building Regulations.
The new fire safety regulations (England 2022) mean that many businesses find themselves no longer compliant, as their plans no longer represent the building adequately.
From 2025, HMRC will reclassify all pickup trucks as company cars for tax purposes, regardless of whether they are used for personal or business activities.
Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, warns that treating access audits as an afterthought can trigger knock-on delays with essential funding.
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.
