A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

Rydon Group’s latest accounts note that Grenfell’s main contractor has spent over £19m on remedial fire safety works to date.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has been urged to provide more clarity on the design requirements for project approval for higher risk buildings.

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

As CIOB launches its Principal Contractor Competency Certification Scheme, Will Mann looks at whether the industry is ready for the changes.

Government legal action has forced a developer to fix building safety issues at one of its buildings in Birmingham within three weeks.

A Laing O’Rourke director has warned the construction industry to brace for a high-profile prosecution under the Building Safety Act and advised to treat every building as high risk.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its enforcement policy statement detailing how it will enforce the building safety regime.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its first three-year strategic plan.

Trade body the FIS has published new guidance to help interiors specialists get to grips with the Building Safety Act.

Homebuilder Bellway has made a £30.5m provision to remediate structural defects in a high-rise block of flats it built in Greenwich, London.

Competency in the wake of the Building Safety Act will be discussed at a Nottingham Hub event this month at The Derby Chocolate Factory.

On 1 October, the secondary legislation needed to support the practical implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force.

Stephanie Geesink and Dom Turner-Harriss examine the amendments introduced to the fire safety regulations under the new 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.

Who are the Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person, how are they appointed and what are their duties under the BSA? Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski explain.

Only 48% of high-rise residential buildings have been successfully registered with the Building Safety Regulator ahead of the 1 October deadline.

Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski give a detailed overview of the Building Safety Regulator function under the new building safety regime.