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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
Specification
The Regs: Reports of Building Control’s death are greatly exaggerated
A recently leaked letter suggested the Building Control system was on the verge of collapse. Geoff Wilkinson responds
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
The Regs: First principles – cladding and the Building Regs
Geoff Wilkinson goes back to basics and looks at what you should consider at the beginning of your cladding design
The Regs: Are you up to speed with the Building Safety Act? Part 3
Geoff Wilkinson delves deeper into the practical aspects of the new Building Safety Act
The Regs: Are you up to speed with the Building Safety Act? Part 2
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the changes to the completion process introduced under the Building Safety Act
The Regs: Are you up to speed with the Building Safety Act? Part 1
Geoff Wilkinson outlines the changes most affecting architects in the newly implemented Building Control System
The Regs: All change! Projects must have a ‘duty holder’ from 1 October
Geoff Wilkinson talks with Colin Blatchford-Brown about how the latest changes to the Building Regulations affect the role of the architect
The Regs: How will the UK meet climate-change targets set out in Paris Accords?
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the challenges ahead as the UK prepares to legislate for Net Zero