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    CROSS UK Report 1301

    This report relates to punching shear assessments of flat slabs used as transfer slabs to support transferred columns (ie columns above the transfer slab that are misaligned with the columns below). The reporter is concerned some design engineers erroneously use the principles of uniformly loaded slabs to assess punching shear.
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    Water table

    The Independent Water Commission has published its interim report, which sets out the scale of change needed to reform the water sector.
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    Certified safe — but is it? Lessons from CROSS on third-party certification

    A reporter conducting a fire risk assessment of a school encountered inadequate firestopping.
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    Riser shafts: the forgotten area of HRBs

    All eyes are on preventing falls, but the role of riser shafts in reducing fires is woefully misunderstood, say Ambar Kelly’s Alex Bardett and Nick Atkinson.
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    Architecture exhibition opens in Venice

    If you’re holidaying in Venice this summer, you might like to visit the 19th International Architecture Exhibition for ‘The Next Earth’.
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    The fire risks of lithium-ion batteries

    Mike Brodie, Managing Director of Chemstore UK, which provides hazardous storage solutions, offers insight into recent guidance on the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries in the UK.
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    Technical insights: an update from Hywel Davies

    CABE Head of Technical Insight Hywel Davies works to inform and influence policy, standards and guidance in the profession – here’s what that means for members.
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    APM releases guide on managing uncertainty

    The Association for Project Management (APM) has released the third edition of its Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide.
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    Key fire safety features at the Old Bailey

    Trigon Fire Safety’s Karl Wallasch discusses the application of fire engineering on a smoke shaft design for a listed building’s hotel refurbishment.
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    CROSS UK REPORT: Incorrect firestopping by third-party certificated contractor

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1197: Incorrect firestopping by a third-party certificated contractor
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    16 exciting concepts to be revealed next week

    The 2025 Davidson Prize presents 16 exciting concepts to help solve the UK’s housing crisis.
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    The crumbling NHS estate

    Steve McSorley, Director at Perega, discusses the engineering challenges of a crumbling NHS estate – and what contractors may face when bringing these buildings up to date
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    Investing in construction: sound returns or a gamble?

    Investment in construction is now resembling a board game, with the odds stacked against the players – but is their luck about to change? asks Peter Crush
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    Retrofit Exhibition now running

    The Building Centre and the National Retrofit Hub’s exhibition explores the barriers and solutions to retrofitting the built environment.
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    NHBC backs government package

    The National House Building Council (NHBC) has backed the government’s £600m Construction Skills Package. It is also committing £100m to training programmes and encouraging people from all backgrounds to now consider a career in housebuilding.
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    How one local authority trialled plastic kerbing

    A local authority has partnered with Duraproducts to trial its recycled plastic kerbing for both durability and safety purposes.
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    Could modern slavery be in your organisation?

    Action Sustainability’s Operational Toolkit: Combatting Slavery in the Built Environment aims to keep modern slavery off sites and out of the construction industry supply chain
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    The psychology of safety in construction

    A groundbreaking project completed by Leeds Beckett University and Aggregate Industries UK is informing best practice around safety in the UK construction materials industry.
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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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