Building design

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has launched a call for evidence on statutory guidance supporting Part A of the Building Regulations on structural safety (Approved Document A).

Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) have had far less attention when it comes to lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower fire – but that is about to change, says Peter Crush

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1286: Reinforcement corrosion and its effect on structural performance

Like many countries, Ireland’s population is getting older. Unlike many countries, it has a supportive approach, Huw Morris reports.

Construction Industry Council and the Edge, a built environment think tank, have published the Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment to underpin the development of discipline-specific, sustainability competence requirements across the built environment and the natural sector.

House by house, building by building, retrofit is still being approached as a piecemeal solution to the climate crisis. Denise Chevin asks, how can it be scaled up?

How one council persevered to save a beloved local landmark following a decade of neglect and disrepair.

Nigel Wakefield MCABE C.Build E has puzzled over the problems with upgrading older properties so you don’t have to.

The City of London Corporation has approved a £191m funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at the Barbican Centre.

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has launched the sixth edition of the Yellow Book: Fire Protection for Structural Steel in Buildings.

It’s easy to talk about retrofit, but what are you doing about it? ‘Plenty,’ says CABE. Take a look at the modernisation of CABE HQ

Retrofitting UK homes is a win-win, so why is it all taking so long to happen? It’s complicated, says Nick Warburton.

We all know where good intentions can lead, but what happens when energy-efficient retrofit solutions are undone by human behaviour, asks Matt Lamy?

Few projects are likely to face as much scrutiny as the retrofit of a national retrofit centre, and Gavin Johnston of BE-ST is counting on it.

Empty and underperforming buildings throughout the UK are untapped economic and social assets, and Don’t Waste Buildings has decided it is time to get serious about their reuse.

Leeds Beckett University, the University of Salford and Loughborough University have been leading research into retrofitting best practice on tricky old housing stock.

The Scottish government has opened a consultation seeking the views of stakeholders on a review of building standards relating to the fire safety of historic buildings converted for hotel use.

Anglesey-based museum the Menai Bridge Community Heritage Trust has been open for 25 years to promote the history of the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge – two feats of engineering that revolutionised UK travel in the 19th century.

Denise Chevin explores the children’s hospital that is revisiting what we consider to be a healing environment.

Our ever-increasing need for instant information via the internet is placing data centres in our neighbourhoods, but are we ready to welcome them?