Vinci among contractors awarded building safety ‘champion’ status
Building a Safer Future (BSF), an initiative launched against the backdrop of the Grenfell tragedy to raise standards and promote culture change in the built environment, has named Vinci Building as a...
View ArticleWhich developers have joined the Responsible Actors Scheme?
The government launched on 21 July a Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS) requiring residential developers to pay for building safety remediation work. Elegible developers who do not join the scheme, or...
View ArticleBuilding safety and second staircases – what’s the storey?
With so much going on around building safety, it can be difficult to keep track on the proposed requirements around second staircases in high-rises. Here, Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen summarise...
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Building Safety Act: 13 takeaways from the government consultation response
Angus Dawson outlines the key takeaways of the government’s consulation response on the new Building Control regime for higher-risk buildings. (Image: Neil Lang via Dreamstime.com) As the construction...
View ArticleBuilding safety: what’s in the latest legislation and what’s next?
Simon Lewis examines the key points from the latest batch of building safety legislation and looks at what construction professionals should prepare for next. On 17 August 2023, the Department for...
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Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): key questions answered
What is RAAC and what should you do if it’s present in your building? CM spoke to Loughborough University’s Chris Goodier MCIOB, professor of construction engineering and materials, and Chris Gorse...
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RAAC problems highlight importance of ‘golden thread’, CIOB says
The current concerns about reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) highlight the need for a ‘golden thread’ of information about built assets, CIOB has said. The institute is working closely...
View ArticleGrenfell firm Rydon signs remediation contract six months late
The parent company of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment contractor Rydon has signed the government’s building safety remediation contract – half a year after the deadline given by the housing...
View ArticleWarning over unqualified people carrying out RAAC assessments
A report submitted to the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) has highlighted the risks of people without the necessary skills performing reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete...
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The Edinburgh school disaster and why site supervision matters
The CIOB has helped in developing an important competence framework to ensure that quality and safety are at the forefront in the construction industry, writes Rosalind Thorpe. Oxgangs School in...
View ArticleTime running out to register high-rise buildings, HSE warns
Time is running out for high-rise residential buildings to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned. It will be a criminal offence for...
View ArticleCombustible cladding material ignited during remediation work
Combustible insulation on a high-rise residential building caught fire recently during cladding remediation work, it has emerged. An anonymised report submitted to the independent safety body...
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Building Safety Act: what are the new responsibilities of the duty holder?
In the last of the three-part series on building safety, Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski examine the roles of the Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act. (Image:...
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Building safety regime: what has changed in the fire safety legislation?
Stephanie Geesink and Dom Turner-Harriss examine the amendments introduced to the fire safety regulations under the new Building Safety Act. (Image: Anvarkzn via Dreamstime.com) On 1 October 2023, the...
View ArticleBuilding safety regime comes into force
The new building safety regime is here. On 1 October, the secondary legislation needed to support the practical implementation of the Building Safety Act (BSA) came into force. Yesterday was also the...
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Fire safety warning after Luton Airport car park structural collapse
The blaze which ripped through a car park at Luton Airport this week, leading to its partial collapse, has prompted safety warnings from fire industry experts. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service...
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Luton Airport car park fire prompts mandatory sprinklers call
The fire which caused the partial collapse of a car park at London Luton Airport last week shows why sprinklers should be a requirement, a fire safety organisation has said. The blaze involved around...
View ArticleGovernment issues further clarifications on golden thread
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has issued further clarifications on the development, maintenance and operation of the golden thread of information two months after...
View ArticleCouncil wins landmark cladding removal case
Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner that failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London. The local authority pursued legal action against...
View ArticleCIOB welcomes Scottish legislation to tackle unsafe cladding
The Chartered Institute of Building has welcomed new legislation in Scotland that gives powers to ministers to assess and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where owners do not provide consent....
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