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    CROSS UK REPORT: Structural designs carried out by non engineer

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1322: Structural designs carried out by non engineer
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    A brave new world of Digital Product Passports

    The UK construction product industry is facing a new era of regulatory and standards challenges. Huw Morris outlines everything you need to know about digital product passports.
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    How to do a resident engagement strategy

    Building managers are well versed in dealing with issues of bricks and mortar, fixtures and fittings, but what about residents? How do you do a resident engagement strategy, asks Matt Lamy.
  • Ireland government publishes building control regulations

    The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Ireland has signed the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 56 of 2025).
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    The Golden Thread vs building passports

    The Golden Thread and building passports are both ways to maintain good information about a building, so how do they differ?
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    The dangers of working beyond your capabilities

    What happens when you find yourself working beyond your competency? It can happen, says Denise Chevin, and the consequences can be dire.
  • Making water safer

    We speak to recent CABE Webinar presenter Pete Tyson – Commercial Director of the Water Hygiene Centre Ltd – about how the construction sector can help mitigate the risk from waterborne pathogens.
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    BSR call for evidence

    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).
  • Firms may be barred from public contracts following Grenfell

    Seven companies that played a role in the Grenfell Tower fire may be debarred from public contracts, Westminster Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced.
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    Evacuating disabled residents in an emergency

    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
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    CROSS AUS: Reinforcement corrosion and its effect on structural performance

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1286: Reinforcement corrosion and its effect on structural performance
  • Welsh Government opens BSA consultation

    The next step in Wales's adoption of the Building Safety Act's principles and laws has seen a consultation issued by the Welsh Government on proposed changes to the building control regime and building regulations in Wales.
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    Saving a beloved local landmark

    How one council persevered to save a beloved local landmark following a decade of neglect and disrepair.
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    The problems with upgrading older properties

    Nigel Wakefield MCABE C.Build E has puzzled over the problems with upgrading older properties so you don’t have to.
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    Cross Report: Pressure to specify untested flat roof systems

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1344: Collapse of concrete canopy over house entrance
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    Government’s maintenance backlog 'at least £49bn', says NAO

    A National Audit Office (NAO) report has estimated that the government’s maintenance backlog is at least £49bn.
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    Scottish consultation on fire safety in hotels

    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.
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    How building regs have changed in the UK nations since Grenfell

    Much has been made of the building safety changes in England – notably the establishing of the BSR and the BSA and the regulation of building control – but what about the devolved nations, asks Peter Crush?
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    Cultural Centre’s movable façade: a sight to behold

    The unique moving façade found on Shanghai’s Bund Finance Centre’s Cultural Centre is a marvel of engineering, writes Matt Lamy

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