News

The 2nd edition of Bringing Back Homes – Manual for the reuse of existing buildings (2024) has been published by the Irish government.

The latest revision of BS 9991 - the UK's key fire safety standard for residential buildings - is due to be published next week (27 November).

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. CROSS UK Report 1327: Critically under-designed moment splice connections.

Northern Ireland’s Economy minister Conor Murphy announced an additional £2.5m funding package for the NI Sustainable Energy Programme (NISEP).

The Construction Industry Training Board celebrated the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction 2024 awards.

The Considerate Constructors Scheme has acquired the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme.

CROSS-UK has issued a safety alert warning of the risks associated with preventing the operation of smoke vents, in particular Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs), by construction work on existing buildings.

CABE's Head of Technical Insight, Dr Hywel Davies, has been recognised in the 2024 Façade Design and Engineering Awards.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has issued a warning that Registered Building Inspectors (RBIs) registering for work categories beyond their certified competence are being investigated and could face penalties.

Here's a round-up of the latest news and articles.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is warning the construction sector to avoid amending contracts to include "onerous and/or difficult to insure" terms.

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a contractor that terminated a contract with its employer following repeated late payments.

New legislation in California has been passed that mandates safety training for companies that spend more than $100m on training a “frontier model” in AI.

A proposal for a hydrogen plant near homes and businesses in the Welsh town of Bridgend has hit a major hurdle due to safety concerns raised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

A recent roundtable saw a host of fire safety professionals meet to discuss the recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report and the path forward to reform fire safety.

Despite efforts to increase diversity in the industry, the representation of women in engineering and tech occupations has continued to decrease, with around 38,000 leaving the workforce in 2023.

Aberdeen City Council has approved the demolition of more than 500 council homes with RAAC “on safety grounds”.

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) will announce the 2024 Structural Awards winners on 8 November.

Rope access specialists from CAN, an RSK company, have been maintaining the Warner Stand roof of Lord’s Cricket Ground, which is suspended from a height of 20m.

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering is inviting designers aged 14-24 to create an iconic trophy that captures the essence, creativity and wonder of engineering.