Building & Fire Safety

Total Training Development Ltd (TTD) has become the third organisation to obtain approval as an independent competence assessor for England. The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Building Safety Competence Foundation were named as approved providers earlier this year.

The Building Safety Alliance – a collaborative group of stakeholders from the occupation phase with more than 70 declared supporters, including CABE, has announced its intention to become a charity.

A new report has found a wide range of problems facing the building safety profession in Wales, including significant staffing challenges.

L&Q, the social housing provider in England, has been ordered to pay tenants more than £140,000 in compensation after the housing ombudsman found “severe maladministration” in tackling disrepair, and that complaints had received “dismissive” responses.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1183 Incompetent design of simple steel beams

Concerns over the government’s requirements for a second staircase in new residential buildings over 18m in height.

A report submitted to the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) singles out poor practices that contributed to a Grade 1 listed church being badly damaged by a fire while renovation was taking place on its lead roof. 

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published Regulations under the Building Safety Act 2022, delivering Dame Judith Hackitt's recommendations in her report Building A Safer Future.

In this video, CABE's Richard Harral and CIBSE's Hywel Davies discuss key challenges for industry professionals.

The UK government has confirmed its intention to mandate second staircases in
new residential buildings above 18m as part of its long-term plan for housing
across England.

A structural engineer has reported a defective truss system to the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) after it triggered the partial collapse of a primary school hall’s roof. 

CABE has become the first professional engineering institution to receive a licence from the Engineering Council to offer HRB Registration.

A consultation on proposed amendments to Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and guidance in Technical Booklet E (Fire safety) in Northern Ireland has been launched.

The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the appointment of Clive Dickin as its new Chief Executive.

Last Wednesday (22 June) saw the continuation of CABE’s Built Environment series, with the CABE team, members and experts alike gathering at Cardiff Metropolitan University for Built Environment Wales.

English Heritage cares for more than 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites – from world-famous prehistoric sites to medieval castles. To help overcome the geographical challenges of managing large estates, it has opted to trial Aico’s HomeLINK Connected Home Solution which consists of Aico’s Ei1000G Gateway, smoke alarms and Ei1025 Environmental Sensors at one of their sites in Yorkshire, Pickering Castle.

A report that highlights the use of inconsistent and inaccurate fire safety terminology says that specialist vocabulary needs to be better defined and understood

Mak Okay-Ikenegbu, Head of Capital Allowances and Land Remediation at Leyton UK, explores the potential of resilient building design to create shock-resistant communities.