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17 April 2025 Sector Led Group 8 publish new competence framework for procurement professionals in England » A new competence framework for construction procurement professionals was published on 8 April 2025. Competence Framew...
10 April 2025 Construction Industry Council calls for evidence for inquiry into building 1.5 million homes » The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is posing the question, “How can we build 1.5 million quality homes in this Parlia...
04 April 2025 Series of spring updates from the Building Safety Regulator » The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has released an ebulletin containing the below updates for the built environment. &...
04 April 2025 Scottish Government announce revision of Heat in Buildings Bill » At a Scottish Parliament meeting yesterday (3 April 2025), the Acting Minister for Climate Action made a statement on a re...
01 April 2025 Welsh Building Safety Programme release spring updates » A number of updates on Building Safety in Wales have been published by the Welsh Building Safety Programme: The Progra...
28 March 2025 Consultation on the New Building Control Regime for Higher-Risk Buildings and Wider Changes - Wales » The Welsh Government has issued a consultation on proposed changes to the building regulations and its associate...
28 March 2025 UK Government Publishes New Building Control Guidance - England » The UK Government has published four new pieces of building control guidance. The new guidance replaces the previous suite...
25 March 2025 UK government announce investment and training boost for UK construction sector » Ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £600 million worth of investment to train app...
21 March 2025 Ireland: building control regulations coming into effect in May » The Building Standards Advisory Unit within Irish government has published the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 20...
17 March 2025 Industry Competence Committee: join the Building Control Working Group » The Building Control Working Group (BCWG) is looking for new members. Established in 2023 to support the Industry Compe...
04 March 2025 Scotland: Building Standards Certification Customer Survey out » The Scottish Building Standards Futures Board has opened a survey of customers using certifications to gauge how the syste...
27 February 2025 Construction Industry Council launch Competence Framework for Sustainability in Built Environment » Today (27 February), the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Edge, a built environment think tank, have published...
26 February 2025 UK government responds in full to Grenfell Tower Inquiry findings » The UK Government has responded in full today (26 February 2025) to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, with Deputy Prime Minister...
25 February 2025 BSI draft standards out for comment » A number of British Standards Institution (BSI) documents are out for public comment. Several draft standards have been...
25 February 2025 Scottish Government: introducing the Compliance Plan Approach » The Scottish Government is holding a CPD Webinar with CABE to introduce the Compliance Plan Approach and the new role of C...
20 February 2025 BSR call for evidence opened on Approved Document A guidance » The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has put out a call for evidence to gather views on statutory guidance supporting Appro...
20 February 2025 New Remediation Enforcement Unit to be set up » The GB Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced their plan to create a new Remediation Enforcement Unit within the...
18 February 2025 UK government announce new bonus for renewable energy firms to spur economic growth » The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has launched a new industry bonus for offshore wind developers who drive i...
18 February 2025 Scotland: new consultation and EPC reform workshops open » The Scottish Government have opened a technical consultation on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Register Lodgement Fe...
14 February 2025 UK government release statement regarding departmental responsibility for fire » UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has released a statement on the machinery of government. The statement says that eff...
14 February 2025 CABE Past President Joseph Birt appointed as Chair of the Historic Buildings Council » The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has announced that Joseph Birt PPCABE FCABE C.Build E has been appointe...
11 February 2025 UK Government publishes document on product marking for specific product sectors » The UK government has released a document outlining its approach to product marking. The document is entitled 'Produc...
11 February 2025 Guidance on Energy Calculation as a Service published by MHCLG » The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published guidance on the calculator service it runs...
11 February 2025 Building Safety Regulator running a Building Safety Webinar Series » Across February and March 2025, the Building Safet y Regulator (BSR) is holding its free Building Safety Webinar Series,...
30 January 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) New magazine for building safety professionals features CABE » Golden Thread, a new online-only magazine, has launched today (30 January), aimed at building safety professionals and fea...
14 January 2025 Welsh Government release new circular on publication of Investigation Procedure Statement » The Welsh Government's Building Regulations Department has released circular letter WGC 013/2024 to notify the building co...
14 January 2025 BSR ebulletin: updates, resources & training » The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) recently released an ebulletin covering a variety of useful information. Please find a...
09 January 2025 Northern Ireland: Dept of Finance webinars to support with forthcoming new fire safety regulations » The Department of Finance in Northern Ireland is hosting two webinars in January 2025 to highlight the forthcoming introdu...
23 December 2024 Ireland: Construction Products Regulation 2024/3110 » The Construction Products Regulation Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 enters into force on 7 January 2025. Building E...
20 December 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Scottish Building Regulations: Proposed Review of Fire Topics » The Scottish Government has launched a consultation looking at the Scottish Building Regulations and focuses on the propos...
18 December 2024 Ireland: mandatory revision to Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement 4th Edition » The Construction Procurement Policy Unit in Ireland has issued a key update for all those working on civil engineering pro...
11 December 2024 First in-person national Building Standards Leaders Forum takes place in Edinburgh » The COSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh, hosted the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Leaders Forum on 26 November....
10 December 2024 New regulations for registered building control approvers in Wales » A circular has been issued by the Welsh government to inform all local authorities and the building control profession abo...
27 November 2024 Latest revision of BS 9991:2024 published today by BSI » After many years of work, the British Standards Institute (BSI) have published the revised standard BS 9991:2024, Fire saf...
26 November 2024 Northern Ireland: changes to Part E of Building Regulations & Technical Booklets » The Properties Division of Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance have made changes to Part E (Fire Safety) of the Build...
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