The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has today published guidance on the golden thread of information requirements for higher-risk buildings.

CABE is delighted to announce that Dr Hywel Davies HonFCIBSE joined CABE in August as Head of Technical Insight.

Ofwat has proposed that three water companies will be fined a total of £168m for failing to manage their sewage treatment works and sewerage networks appropriately.

Two contractors that failed to ensure the safety of an engineer who was part of a team replacing a Trisomat screen have been been fined a total of £76,000 after the machine toppled forwards crushing the self-employed worker.

Key players in the engineering sector have responded to the General Election result after the Labour Party won a thumping majority.

In May, the UK government published its consultation response about the regulation of heat networks, confirming its intention to introduce new legislation in 2025 to enshrine consumer protections on pricing and performance.

Proposals to strengthen provisions in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 have been met with mixed views.

With the chronic housing crisis and the forthcoming general election, the discussion around accelerating housing delivery is more pertinent than ever – especially if the UK government’s target of 300,000 new homes per year is to be achieved.

The Welsh government has published revised versions of the standards, rules and codes for the building control profession. These are the:

RICS has published Code of Conduct Rule 4 guidance for professionals in a bid to boost diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the surveying profession.

BSR has published further information for Accountable Persons/Principal Accountable Persons in England on what they must do to comply with S.89 of the Building Safety Act 2022 and how to apply for a Building Assessment Certificate (BAC). This includes what information they need to submit: the resident engagement strategy, information about the mandatory occurrence reporting system and the safety case report.

Post-Grenfell there has been a call for better ethics in construction – but how can this hard-to-define philosophical concept become an integral part of the profession? Peter Crush investigates

Three CABE members give their experiences of the new CABE Building Inspector Competence Assessment Scheme (CBICAS) to Matt Lamy

STEM education, skills and workforce planning should be a priority for the UK's next government to support the engineering and technology job surge, according to EngineeringUK.

The Minister for Housing in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Director of Building Safety in the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) have published a joint letter directed at registered building managers which is designed to resolve issues that have arisen around safety cases and their reports.

CABE is happy to announce that Richard Flynn PCABE CEng CEnv C.Build E FCABE is the Association’s new President.

Group Director for Architectural Conservation Professionals (ACP) and CABE Fellow David Humphreys has worked in the global built environment sector for more than 30 years. CABE’s judges commended him for working tirelessly to promote best conservation practice and raising standards in his native Ireland and also internationally.

Scott Hawthorne, Founding Director at Skips And Bins, says keeping up with regulations in waste management isn’t a waste of time.

Following a review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has signed regulations entitled Building Regulations (Part B Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 108 of 2024).

Research by NBS finds half of industry professionals are still unclear on dutyholder responsibilities for higher-risk buildings, while only 20% of respondents feel confident they are very clear on the differences in responsibilities if the project is defined as a higher-risk building.