All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles
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FeaturesBuilding Safety Regulator’s backlog blitz: will it work?
After delays and mounting frustration, the regulator unveiled a bold strategy to clear thousands of stalled projects. Joey Gardiner explores whether the reforms and new leadership can overcome early missteps
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NewsWorries grow over Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear gateway 2 backlog after building control firm collapses
Callers to Assent Building Compliance’s head office told firm has ‘ceased trading and set for insolvency’
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NewsThinktank calls for new asset class to boost housing for young professionals
Centre-right thinktank Onward proposes creating Purpose Built Young Professional Accommodation as a new asset-class with exemptions from space standards and affordable housing requirements to boost delivery for under-35s.
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NewsBSR chair calls for wider regulation of construction professions
Andy Roe tells committee there is ‘great danger’ in subcontracting system
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NewsMHCLG appoints former Fosters partner as interim chief construction adviser
Appointment made in response to Grenfell Inquiry recommendation
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OpinionWhy the humble window is at the centre of construction’s next challenge
Andrew Mellor considers the technical, social and environmental pressures driving the next stage in window design
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NewsNew building safety minister named
Appointment follows government reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner resignation
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NewsUS pharma giant pulls out of AHMM’s King’s Cross life sciences scheme
Decision blamed on declining competitiveness of UK market
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NewsBuilding safety regulator wants to get gateway 2 approvals process down to ‘five weeks’, CLC boss tells peers
But Mark Reynolds says proposal is ‘long way off’ and that getting it to just 13 weeks would be ‘huge step forward’
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OpinionDesigners should welcome proposed construction products reform
With projects stalling due to insufficient product testing data, Andrew Mellor sets out how government reforms seek to strengthen regulation and support designers through clearer technical information
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FeaturesThe regulator steps into the spotlight
Ben Flatman meets Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the Architects Registration Board, to discuss education reform, CPD and the future of regulation – and why he is happy for ARB to be an “activist regulator”
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NewsInvestors likely to be spooked by Trump tariffs in short term, London cost consultant Exigere warns
Consultant says risk-averse contractors in capital taking longer to sign on dotted line for jobs
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OpinionWhat architects need to know about the latest Grenfell Tower Inquiry response
Andrew Mellor examines the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations
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NewsNew legislation on £400bn public procurement spend comes into force
Major shake-up of the way public bodies purchase goods and services starts today
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NewsPractices weighing redundancies as government’s autumn budget continues to bite
RIBA survey finds firms expecting to cut staff over the next three months ahead of planned rise in National Insurance Contributions
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NewsMHCLG to take over fire risk brief from Home Office under post-Grenfell reforms
Starmer says move will provide more “coherent approach” to fire safety
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OpinionTackling surface water flooding: why our cities need a blue-green revolution
Andrew Mellor examines the rising threat of surface water flooding and calls for transformative strategies that integrate nature-based solutions into urban planning
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OpinionIs it time to stop building in the wildfire affected areas of California?
The recent fires in the hills around Los Angeles are the most costly in US history. Does it really make sense to live in these heavily wooded places?
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News£15m-turnover insulation specialist heads into administration
Sto Ltd was subject of winding up petition from German parent last month