Insight

Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) have had far less attention when it comes to lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower fire – but that is about to change, says Peter Crush

House by house, building by building, retrofit is still being approached as a piecemeal solution to the climate crisis. Denise Chevin asks, how can it be scaled up?

We all know where good intentions can lead, but what happens when energy-efficient retrofit solutions are undone by human behaviour, asks Matt Lamy?

Later this month, Mariza Graham is set to become the first female president in the London District Surveyors Association’s 180-year history. She talks to Building Engineer about her aspirations for the year ahead, including inspiring more women to take up leadership roles in the building control profession.

Much has been made of the building safety changes in England – notably the establishing of the BSR and the BSA and the regulation of building control – but what about the devolved nations, asks Peter Crush?

Andrew Pearson sets out a timeline of some of the most significant pieces of legislation to have been introduced in the seven years since the devastating fire.

CABE members are expected to meet the highest professional standards, but what happens when things go wrong? Huw Morris looks at CABE’s disciplinary procedures

Fires in high-rise buildings present a huge challenge for rescue services. With updated statutory guidance now including second staircases in tall residential buildings, what are the implications for developers and owners? Huw Morris reports

The final report into the Grenfell Tower fire is a monumental undertaking. Hywel Davies looks beyond the forensic analysis of what happened on the night and explains the most significant recommendations for building engineers.

The Procurement Act aims to take all of the guesswork out of bidding for contracts, but, as Peter Crush asks, will it work?

From tackling loneliness among older people to ensuring children have safe places to play, development is now more than bricks and mortar, as Huw Morris discovers

CABE Built Environment 2024 winner the Sky Innovation Centre is a masterclass in workplace wellbeing, as Peter Crush discovers

CABE Built Environment 2024 winner Turnstones was celebrated for ARCO2 architects’ ability to rise to a challenge, as Matt Lamy discovers.

CABE Built Environment Awards 2024 winner Urban design guidance: Creating places that work for women and girls from LLDC and Arup was an innovative project to understand women and girls’ interactions with their environment and perceptions of personal safety, writes Denise Chevin

Post-Grenfell there has been a call for better ethics in construction – but how can this hard-to-define philosophical concept become an integral part of the profession? Peter Crush investigates

CABE 2024 Awards winner the All Saints building was recognised for EPR Architects’ assiduous attention to detail. This was essential to retrofit and restore the building for its next lease of life, writes Peter Crush

Finding ways to save the embodied carbon in tall buildings has staggering implications for the net-zero agenda. Denise Chevin discovers what can be achieved.

Whistleblowing in the UK construction industry is a critical aspect of the professional responsibility that engineers and technicians must understand and navigate, says James Cash