Philip White to lead Building Safety Regulator in permanent role
December 4, 2023
Philip White, HSE’s Director of Building Safety (DoBS), will continue in his current role leading the BSR on a permanent basis. Read More
Building Security Assessment Scheme relaunched in collaboration with NSI
December 1, 2023
The City of London Crime Prevention Association has relaunched the Building Security Assessment Scheme in collaboration with the National Security Inspectorate. Read More
Building Safety Act awareness e-learning course launched by CIOB
November 30, 2023
Adrian Montague at CIOB talks about a new health and safety course CIOB has recently launched and the benefits its academy can provide for building and fire safety professionals. Read More
Building Safety Regulator sets out three-year plan to create competent built environment and restore trust in sector
November 28, 2023
The Building Safety Regulator has published its first three-year strategic plan outlining its overarching direction and vision. Read More
Bringing certainty: A closer look at third-party certification of fire doors
November 28, 2023
Helen Hewitt, CEO of BWF’s Fire Door Alliance discusses why certified fire doors and correct installation is the most important way to track fire door performance for building safety. Read More
Calls for the European institutions to prioritise fire safety
November 27, 2023
Undersigned organisations representing the European fire safety sector call for uropean institutions to prioritise fire safety in buildings. Read More
Evacuation alert system helps keep residents safe
November 24, 2023
Advanced has supplied its EvacGo evacuation alert system to three social housing tower blocks in Halewood, Merseyside. Read More
Camden Council completes remediation work via Building Safety Fund
November 23, 2023
Camden Council has invested £7 million, using funding available from the Government’s Building Safety Fund, to replace dangerous cladding. Read More
“They have gambled with our families’ lives”, say residents evacuated from Bristol tower block
November 23, 2023
Barton House, a residential tower block had to be evacuated unannounced last week after a survey revealed the building had severe fire risks. Read More
‘Product transparency and no more designing on the hoof’ – What the national regulator for construction products means for the future of fire testing
November 15, 2023
A culture of misleading product information and ‘cheapest and fastest’ needs to be replaced with transparency and planned specification. Read More
IFE becomes First Licensee of the Higher-Risk Building Registration under the Fire Engineering Discipline
November 10, 2023
The IFE has become a licensee authorised for the Fire Engineering Discipline Annex of the UK-SPEC Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration standard. Read More
The fundamentals of the golden thread of building information – “Accountability at every level”
November 7, 2023
Much is talked about the golden thread of building information, but what exactly is it, how should it be organised and who should have access? Read More
BSR will “show its teeth” for those failing to comply with legislation – Regulator provides update to industry at the Fire Conference 2023
November 2, 2023
Chris Griffin McTiernan says the Building Safety Regulator will support dutyholders, but will show its teeth to those who fail to comply. Read More
Construction company fined £240,000 after residents put at risk during cladding removal
October 31, 2023
A health and safety inspector discovered cladding that posed a serious fire risk lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, resulting in a fine of £240,000 for the construction company found to be at fault. Read More
All large developers deemed in scope have now signed government’s remediation contract
October 25, 2023
50 of the country’s largest housebuilders have now committed to and signed the developer remediation contract. Read More
Newham Council first local authority to prosecute for cladding removal delay
October 20, 2023
Newham Council has become the first local authority to successfully prosecute a building owner for failing to meet their cladding removal deadline under the Housing Act 2004. Read More
