The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Government chief hits back at criticism over ‘unambitious’ Part L overhaul
The man in charge of tightening energy efficiency standards in new homes has defended the government’s proposals for reforms to Part L of the Building Regulations
Building Regulations
Updates on the Building Regulations, including regular columns from Regs expert Geoff Wilkinson
Jenrick names ‘egregious’ landlords as anger mounts over high-rise cladding fire risk
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has named a handful of landlords who have not removed combustible materials from buildings as anger mounts over the national cladding crisis
New homes standards do not go far enough, climate body says
Proposals to reform Part L of the building regulations are too timid, the government’s independent committee on climate change has warned
Fix shoddy buildings before new regulator forces you to, Hackitt warns industry
Judith Hackitt has warned builders, architects and suppliers to improve shoddy buildings they have already worked on before the new building regulator forces them to
Architects Declare issues rallying call on Building Regs
The Architects Declare initiative is urging its 811 signatories to act on the climate emergency by swiftly responding to the government’s consultation on changes to the Building Regulations
RIBA makes final plea to put sprinklers in all new homes
The RIBA has issued a final plea to the government to make sprinklers mandatory in all new homes
Khan calls for widening of safety regs in wake of timber fires
Sadiq Khan has called for fire safety regulations to be widened after two blocks of flats with timber balconies were destroyed in recent months
Masterclass: Cross-laminated timber and fire safety
The AJ and James Hardie recently hosted a CPD-accredited talk on fire safety by building regs expert and AJ columnist Geoff Wilkinson, followed by a panel discussion
Remove combustible materials from balconies, government urges
The government has called for building owners to remove combustible materials from balconies on residential buildings, following a serious fire at a block of flats in Barking earlier this month
Lack of action over ‘deeply flawed’ fire regulations is failing public, says RIBA
The government’s lack of action over ‘deeply flawed’ Building Regulations is failing the public and ‘does not honour’ the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, according to the RIBA