News

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has elected Paul Bussey and Philip Baker as the new Chair and Deputy Chair of the CIC Health & Safety Committee.

The Engineering Council has signed new agreements with Spanish professional bodies Asociación de Ingenieros Profesionales de España (AIPE) and Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers (AQPE), which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and Spain.

A structural assessment of several new balconies being added to an existing building has revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.

Tens of thousands of new homes face being delayed or scrapped because phosphate, found in animal and human waste, is getting into rivers and affecting water quality.

The Statutory Instrument amending the building regulations to implement the new homes connectivity policy has been published.

The built environment must progress on decarbonisation, a recent survey of 4,000 chartered surveyors has concluded.

We speak to the author of a recent CABE Webinar Wednesday presentation, David Humphreys, about how historic buildings can play a valuable role in the modern built environment

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the third edition of Fire Safety In Construction to explain how everyone involved in construction projects can comply with their legal duties relating to fire risks.

A landlord has been sentenced to a year in prison after an employee was left paralysed when the hoist platform he was working from plummeted from the third floor to ground level.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published guidance on requirements for smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in all rented homes, and CO alarms when boilers are installed in new and existing homes irrespective of tenure.

Two consultations launched by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in relation to technical proposals outlining in the Building Safety Act (England) will close on 12 October.

The UK Government’s Construction Innovation Hub has unveiled its D-COM project, which aims to digitalise compliance checking for the construction sector.

A new edition of the industry guide The Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance has been published.

Menarco Tower, an office development in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, has obtained a five-star IMMUNE Building Standard certification.

Trading Standards Association and the Ladder Association has found that 80 per cent of telescopic ladders fail to meet minimum safety requirements, with half of those tested being marked and sold as compliant in a deliberate attempt to mislead consumers.

The UK Government has announced plans for a consultation on updating the Building Regulations to include British Standard 5395-1 on stair design, pledging to complete the review “as expeditiously as possible, and certainly within the year”.

The UK is facing a netzero skills shortage by failing to understand and plan for future requirements, a report by EngineeringUK has warned.

Supply chain compliance organisation CHAS has launched a new verification service that enables construction material suppliers to showcase their commitment to operating credibly, safely and ethically.

Professional registration from the Society of Environment (SocEnv) recognises environmental good practice and champions the advancement of environmental professionalism in the industry to ensure the natural world is safeguarded for years to come.