Legislation

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.

Enya Zhang, a student at the University of Central Lancashire, has completed IFSM-funded research exploring the impact of coatings on wood combustion

Lars Fredenlund, CEO of Cobuilder, believes data templates are key for the CE/UKCA marking transition

Of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement in March, Michael Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Leaders Romans Group, commented that the challenge of making £15bn worth of cuts to public spending was never going deliver everything on the property industry’s wishlist, but that the £600m for construction training was very welcome.

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

Ian McKinnon, Chief Product Officer at Veriforce CHAS, asks what the Procurement Act 2023 means for social value.

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

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.

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

Gill McAteer, Director of Employment Law at Citation, discusses the top three employment rights changes engineers need to know about

Local building regulations in Northern Ireland are being updated to improve fire safety standards, particularly for residential buildings and houses.

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?

The Construction Products Regulation (CPR 2024) updates the existing EU rules in this area, providing an opportunity to adapt standardisation to new technical developments.