The built environment should stop regarding the golden thread as a document exercise and treat it as the legislation intended: a reliable, living picture of building safety, says Brett King

BSR wants industry to call out bad actors and encourages clients to take a lead on competence

CM and CIOB brought together Tim Galloway and Sarah Buxcey from the BSR with several major operators of higher-risk buildings to discuss expectations, the golden thread and culture change

Members of Rider Levitt Bucknall’s multi-disciplinary team share their perspectives on how the new building safety landscape has changed their work

In the rush to complete projects, too much construction work is covered up before it can be properly inspected.

Building Safety Regulator announces Dr Barbara Lane as first Independent Chair and Dr Hywel Davies OBE as Deputy Chair of the committee.

The Building Safety Regulator says its batching pilot initiative is “outperforming the previous multi-disciplinary (MDT) model” in Gateway 2 process.

Three-year government funding programme comes after Grenfell Inquiry identified lack of qualified safety professionals in built environment sector.

Adding champagne bars to stadium concourses or skateparks in shopping centres may sound like fun projects, but such building changes create fire engineering challenges. Mott MacDonald’s Beth Corrigan explains

Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship and quality. Find out more in part 2 of the 2026 CM and CIOB client survey

The Building Safety Act is contributing to the slowdown in housebuilding, and the Government should set up an expert working group to brainstorm cutting delays, says Justin Kenny

It has been another busy year for the industry, from building safety updates to the appointment of CIOB’s new CEO. Below are the 10 most popular news stories published by CM this year.

For built environment professionals, safety must be underpinned by quality at every stage of project design and delivery.

The new building safety regime puts an obligation on principal contractors to demonstrate competency. David Wellwood explains McLaughlin & Harvey’s approach

The British Standards Institution has published a whitepaper about how BS 99001 can help built environment professionals meet their legal duties under the Building Safety Act 2022

Facade specialist Kris Zakrzewski reports from the front line of construction’s most complex projects.

The construction industry should utilise non-compliance reports if it wants to improve approach to quality control, writes Tony Smith.

New building safety regulations have demanded that companies demonstrate competencies across their workforce. For Tilbury Douglas, it’s been a prompt to revisit its skills evidence across the board.