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Following its report Housing Horizons, which showed England is the hardest place in the developed world to find a home, the Home Builders Federation has published a report to show government policy-makers how to boost the supply of new, energy efficient and high-quality homes across the country.

The myth that heat pumps do not work well in low temperatures has been dispelled by research from Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project thinktank.

EngineeringUK has launched the Climate Schools Programme. This provides teachers in state-funded secondary schools with the resources, knowledge and confidence to address climate change and help students to both explore solutions and discover how engineering and technology are key.

It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to communicate with CABE members for the first time in my role as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

AXA UK is providing bodycams to contractors so they can record essential remedial work on buildings that contain flammable cladding and insulation.

The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has launched the New Homes Quality Code in Northern Ireland.

Philip White, the GB Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Director of Building Safety, will continue in his current role leading the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on a permanent basis. He will continue to perform the duties of the Chief Inspector of Buildings.

In November, Causeway Technologies launched a campaign for mental health provision to be included in health and safety and social value procurement conditions in construction contracts.

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has launched its Competence Framework, a free library of information that defines passive fire protection activities across the building life-cycle, providing a benchmark for competence.

Principal Accountable Persons (PAPs) and Accountable Persons (APs) must ensure they have met their legal duties under the Building Safety Act 2022 or face enforcement action for non-compliance, the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has warned. 

The engineering profession has been rated as one of the top five most trusted professional groups in the latest Ipsos Veracity Index, the longest running poll on public trust in key professions in Britain.

Darragh O’Brien TD, Ireland’s Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has signed EU (In-Building Physical Infrastructure for High-Speed Electronic Communications) Regulations 2023.

Insulation specialist Actis and the Structural Timber Association (STA) have created a technical document to help architects, engineers and builders comply with more stringent building regulations, as well as how to minimise heat loss at junctions, otherwise known as linear thermal bridges.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre has secured £3m from Innovate UK to research reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

A medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna that leans by as much as its famous counterpart in Pisa has been sealed off over fears it may collapse.

Last month, from 5-6 December, CABE and CIBSE joined forces for a free, two-day technical symposium and exhibition. Here's a round-up of the second day of speakers.

BRE’s Gillian Charlesworth welcomed the investment in the Green Accelerator programme, saying that she hoped it would “upskill workers in local areas and boost the capacity needed to meet our net zero commitments and the extension of VAT relief available on energy-saving materials for householders and charitable buildings.

Is achieving Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) a New Year’s resolution? To help you achieve your goal, the Society for the Environment (SocEnv) has summarised some top tips for succeeding in your application:

The five member organisations – CIOB, CABE, RICS, LABC and ACAI – that formed the Building Control Alliance (BCA) have agreed (and celebrated) that there is no longer a need for the organisation due to the new building safety regime and the activities of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

As we start 2024, it is a good time for reflection on the year that has passed and look to the future – making plans and setting out what we aim to achieve.