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The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is reminding the construction industry about the provisions being made in order for higher-risk building projects to stay under their existing building control regime.

The HSE has extended the deadline to register for a recognised competence assessment scheme to continue to inspect building work for a further 13 weeks from 6 April 2024.  

Denmark’s Henrik Stiesdal and Britain’s Andrew Garrod, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2024 winners, were recognised for their developments in wind power technology, advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of high-performance wind turbines.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has published a report – Energy Performance Certificates: Enabling the Home Energy Transition – calling for a holistic ‘net zero-ready’ EPC system to support the decarbonisation of UK homes.

People sleeping rough in Haringey in London will be offered new supported accommodation following a financial boost of over £3m from the Mayor’s Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP).

The SocEnv Awards celebrate those who are going above and beyond in their fields.

In the next video in our series of six short videos surrounding the key questions raised in response to changes for those with duty holding responsibilities, former CABE Chief Executive Dr. Gavin Dunn and Fabrick Managing Director David Ing dive into the world of professional engineering collaboration. Discover how leading engineering institutes are coming together to create a new professional standard of excellence for dutyholders working on higher-risk buildings.

The documents summarise regulations coming into force in April in Wales and secondary regulations on restricted activities and functions.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards are set to expire on 31 December 2024.

Earlier this year, a construction summit was held to mark the start of a new relationship between the Welsh government and Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEWales).

The International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-24), organised by KES International, is taking place on 18-20 September 2024.

Building control professionals in Wales can register as a registered building inspector with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

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Digital Construction Week, the UK event for innovation and technology in the built environment, will take place at ExCeL London on 5-6 June 2024.

The Home Builders Federation’s fourth annual State of Play survey has shown that more than 90% of the 303 respondents cited planning permission delays as a major growth barrier.

Following a consultation in November, the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) – a collaboration between the Scottish government and industry – has unveiled its Transformation Action Plan for the Scottish construction sector to achieve the commitments of the CLF’s Scottish Construction Accord.

A new service providing residents in England with a way to check if their high-rise building has been registered as higher risk has been launched by the UK Government.

In addition to being awarded nearly £1m by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Retrofit Academy has opened its tenth training hub.

Open to universities from across the world, the Engineering for People Design Challenge encourages undergraduates to develop greater awareness of the impacts that engineering can have on society and the environment.

The Welsh government has released new regulations implementing the Building Safety Act 2022.