“Sadly, you know, everyone dies in the end. It’s just how you go, right?” said Simon Dudley

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded a £4.5m contract to a Cheshire-based consultancy to help develop building policy across government.

Changes in building regulations will require new non-domestic buildings to provide separate single-sex toilets for women and men.

Burges Salmon lawyerexplain in detail the new duties and obligations of the Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations.

The Association for Project Safety’s (APS) new competency scheme and register will be launched in April 2024.

Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski examine the roles of the client, principal designer and principal contractor under the Building Safety Act

In the last of the three-part series on building safety, Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski examine the roles of the Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act.

Accountable persons under the building safety regime: what does it all mean?

Local Authority Building Control (LABC) has launched a new academy to support a pipeline of talent into public service building control

A detailed overview of the Building Safety Regulator function under the new building safety regime

Proposed building regulations changes would mandate single-sex toilets in all new public buildings

CM asks Dr Mark Key MCIOB about his new book Building Regulations, Codes and Standards: A guide for safe, sustainable and healthy development.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has called on the government to make it a requirement for all new high-rise residential buildings over 18m or seven storeys in height to have more than one fire escape staircase.

Trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has called for more stringent enforcement of Building Regulations to tackle the problem of damp and mould in homes.

New Building Regulations changes include tougher energy performance standards for non-domestic properties in England and Wales, relating particularly to the fabric and HVAC systems.

Housing minister Eddie Hughes explains why the latest Building Regulations amendments will accelerate construction’s journey towards net zero.

Construction leaders and professionals need to rebuild the public’s trust and confidence, says Dame Judith Hackitt. She speaks to Will Mann. Photography: Julie Kim.

A group of over 150 organisations in the UK building industry, including the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), has put forward a plan for a new element for the building regulations, called Part Z.