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AHMM’s Paul Bussey: ‘We’ll be seeking greater transparency from manufacturers about products’
An architect and a manufacturer – Paul Bussey of AHMM and Stuart Pierpoint of MSA Safety – compare the impact of the Building Safety Act
Building Regulations
Updates on the Building Regulations, including regular columns from Regs expert Geoff Wilkinson
Why is building safety failing to follow Judith Hackitt’s prescription?
Making our buildings truly 'safe' involves ensuring professional competency and responsibility, not the application of blanket rules, writes James McNay
How can the RIBA view the new principal designer role as a money-spinner?
The RIBA’s new Principal Designer Register makes me seriously question the value the institute delivers to its members, writes Rob Charlton
The architect is now responsible for the building envelope’s safety
Gateway Two of the Building Safety Act gives the architect an enhanced role in the detailed design of complex building elements, says Clayton Kingman
MPs call for retrofit of all homes to counter rising temperatures
MPs have called for all UK homes to be retrofitted in order to cope with hotter weather due to climate change
Building Safety Act: are you ready?
Six years after Grenfell, the Building Safety Act is changing the way the industry works. Anna Highfield and Scott Brownrigg Architects’ Neal Morgan-Collins ask whether the changes will prove insurmountable for some
Government to search for dangerous concrete across its entire estate
All government departments have been told to hunt out collapse-risk concrete on their estates as safety fears continue to grow
Second staircases required on all London towers over 30m, rules mayor
All new residential buildings in London over 30m tall will now need two staircases, the mayor’s office has announced
Arrest warrants for architects over collapsed buildings in Turkey earthquake
Turkish government officials have issued 113 arrest warrants for people involved with the construction of buildings that collapsed in last week's earthquake – including architects, contractors and engineers – reports claim
Grenfell tragedy: Gove admits cladding guidance was ‘faulty and ambiguous’
Housing secretary Michael Gove has become the first minister to admit the government’s building regulations were faulty and unclear before the Grenfell Tower fire