Policy & Regulations

A ban on installing new oil and LPG boilers, as well as new coal heating, for homes off the gas grid will be delayed from 2026 until 2035, the UK's Prime Minister has announced.

Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, is to draft legislation supporting the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed from 1991-2013.

The Department of Finance’s consultation on proposed amendments to Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and guidance in Technical Booklet E (Fire safety) in relation to a range of building types will close on 25 September 2023.

The Engineering Council is pleased to announce that the first licence for higher-risk buildings (HRB) registration has been awarded to CABE.

A new £33m fund for the remediation or mitigation of the fire risks associated with exterior wall cladding in residential buildings in Northern Ireland has been launched by the Department for Communities.

Far-reaching safety legislation and grand ethical aspirations mark a revolution in the industry, but how does it fit with the personal, day-to-day experience of the job? Integrity may seem like a small thing, but it has mighty consequences, as Denise Chevin discovers.

In this video, CABE's Richard Harral and CIBSE's Hywel Davies discuss key challenges for industry professionals.

CABE has become the first professional engineering institution to receive a licence from the Engineering Council to offer HRB Registration.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has announced two independent provider schemes for building control professionals to take the first step in becoming registered building inspectors.

A new law tabled in parliament is looking to ban landlords from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-discussed overhaul of the private rental sector in England.

The UK engineering profession compares favourably with the general workforce on ethical behaviour and also has a good foundation of ethical practice, according to a report. 

Following the Grenfell Tower fire and the closure of 17 schools in Edinburgh in 2017 due to safety concerns, an independent review of building and fire safety proposed a clear culture change. SOCOTEC UK has a guide to registration requirements for higher risk buildings (HRBs) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA).

Last Wednesday (22 June) saw the continuation of CABE’s Built Environment series, with the CABE team, members and experts alike gathering at Cardiff Metropolitan University for Built Environment Wales.

Following a consultation on the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) draft Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) at the end of 2022, and the publication in March of the consultation’s findings, the HSE has released its final iteration

BRE has expanded NABERS UK Energy for Offices to include Whole Building and Tenancy ratings.

An amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was debated by CABE Patron the Earl of Lytton in the House of Lords in April.

While it might not be a pressing issue for most British buildings, seismic activity is not unheard of in the UK and certain areas of the country are particularly susceptible to earthquakes.

In her capacity as Chair of the International Building Quality Centre Working Group, which has created the Building Products Performance Good Practice Regulatory Framework, Dame Judith Hackitt has spo-ken about the importance of product ID.

Scottish government housing statistics report a 12% fall in new starts in the year to the end of September 2022. There was also a 27% drop in housing association approvals to build new homes.

Three experts – Steve Cole, Director of Make UK Modular; Jackie Maginnis, Chief Executive of the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA); and Jon Svikis, Director at Dice – discuss the possibilities of modular building.