The Royal Institute of British Architects is recommending the creation of a licencing scheme for principal contractors.
The proposal is part of RIBA's additional response to the Grenfell Inquiry's final report recommendations published on 4 September.
RIBA accepted the report’s findings. Following its review, it is recommending regulatory, structural and operational changes in the construction industry, including:
Regulatory
- Exploring the idea of a single statutory body, like that of the Engineering Council, to ensure a comprehensive competence system for construction professionals
- Reviewing and extending the definition of higher-risk buildings to include assembly buildings and temporary leisure establishments
- Urgently undertake a holistic review of Approved Document B
- Both staircases in new residential buildings over 18m should be required to function as fire-fighting staircases
- Refurbishing existing single staircases in residential buildings over 18m with appropriate safety measures as ‘consequential improvements’ where a building is subject to 'material alterations'
- A broader use of sprinklers across new and converted buildings where there is a higher risk to vulnerable occupants.
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