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A reporter conducting a fire risk assessment of a school encountered inadequate firestopping.

The UK building control sector has experienced a tumultuous few years – so how are its professionals feeling? The CABE Building Control Survey sheds some light.

Pyroguard has launched its Pyroguard TechLibrary, an innovative digital platform designed to make it easier for architects, specifiers and contractors to access essential technical data and test results.

If you’re holidaying in Venice this summer, you might like to visit the 19th International Architecture Exhibition for ‘The Next Earth’.

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.

The Door & Hardware Federation has created a new Level 3 Award in Compliance & Safety of Fire Resisting Roller Shutter Doors training course.

The Association for Project Management (APM) has released the third edition of its Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide.

A new competence framework for construction procurement professionals has been published.

The Society for the Environment has brought back EnvCast, its monthly podcast.

There has been an update in fire safety standards that significantly affects the design and specification of steel fire doorsets.

A major housebuilding company has been fined £800,000 following a serious incident in which a 17-year-old apprentice was injured after falling through a collapsed temporary stairwell on a construction site in Weston-super-Mare.

The Terms of Reference for a new Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP) — formally established last week to strengthen oversight, transparency, and public confidence in the building control system across the country — have been published.

CABE President Richard Flynn, CEO Richard Harral and Membership Director Sharon Spice visited the Asia Pacific Region in April, with various engagements in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced it is introducing a new membership category.

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is looking for additional End Point Assessors to support the development of apprentice BEMS Controls Engineers.

Almost 1,000 young people aged 11 to 18 from across the UK have entered The Big Bang Competition.

Approximately 6.4 million people are employed in engineering and technology roles across the UK, constituting about 19.3% of the national workforce, a new report has revealed. Yet despite this substantial figure, the sector continues to grapple with significant diversity challenges.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a public consultation on a suite of documents that will directly shape how building engineers assess and report Life-Cycle Global Warming Potential (LC GWP) in construction projects.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has been appointed by the UK government to spearhead the development of the next iteration of the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), the official methodology for assessing the energy performance of homes.

CABE turns 100 years old this year. To mark this milestone, Building Engineer takes a look back at the journal through the years.