The fire which caused the partial collapse of a car park at London Luton Airport last week shows why sprinklers should be a requirement, a fire safety organisation has said.

The blaze which ripped through a car park at Luton Airport this week, leading to its partial collapse, has prompted safety warnings from fire industry experts.

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. 

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.

Combustible insulation on a high-rise residential building caught fire recently during cladding remediation work, it has emerged.

Time is running out for high-rise residential buildings to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

The CIOB has helped developing an important competence framework to ensure that quality and safety are at the forefront in the construction industry, writes Rosalind Thorpe.

A report submitted to CROSS UK has highlighted the risks of people without the necessary skills performing RAAC assessments.

The parent company of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment contractor has signed the government’s building safety remediation contract – six months after the deadline given by the housing secretary.

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

The current concerns about ‘reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete’ (RAAC) highlight the need for a ‘golden thread’ of information about built assets, the CIOB has said.

What is RAAC and what should you do if it’s present in your building?

Simon Lewis examines the key points from the latest batch of building safety legislation and looks at what construction professionals should prepare for next.

Angus Dawson outlines the key takeaways of the government’s consulation response on the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings.

With so much going on around building safety, it can be difficult to keep track on the proposed requirements around second staircases in high-rises. Here, Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen summarise where things currently stand.

Who are the developers who have joined the government’s Responsible Actors Scheme designed to make developers pay for past safety failings?