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A new resource book celebrating design and best practice has been published by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) for anyone involved in specifying or designing with architectural ironmongery and hardware.

The King’s Cross estate in London has achieved In-Use certification to the SABRE security risk management standard – the first facility to do so since the scheme became a partnership-led initiative between the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and The Security Institute.

Working Group 7 invites the industry to take part in a consultation on the new Competence Framework for designers in the Built Environment industries.

DLUCH has published two new consultations, which form part of a series of consultations that will provide further detail on how the Building Safety Act 2022 (England) will work in practice.

A new resource book celebrating design and best practice has been published by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) for anyone involved in specifying or designing with architectural ironmongery and hardware.

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has launched new industry update courses focusing on the changes to Approved Documents F, L, O, and S in England.

Window specifiers in the local authority sector are urged to pay close attention to the Future Homes Standard as the first changes came into force on 15 June 2022.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is correct to highlight that the lack of a Government retrofit strategy remains a barrier to greening the nation’s homes and upskilling the UKʼs workforce in order to deliver a truly sustainable built environment, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the EAC’s recent Building to Net Zero report.

As the government announced £650m investment to upgrade public buildings with low carbon heating and energy efficiency measures Gillian Charlesworth, CEO, Building Research Establishment (BRE) commented: “The UK has one of the oldest and least energy-efficient building stocks in Europe, which unnecessarily inflates demand for natural gas.

Construction body Constructing Excellence has recently released its report ‘Comparing Value Across England and Wales’, which looks at regional value priorities and, it is hoped, will help give the industry a better appreciation for local concerns.

Engineers Without Borders UK and Jacobs have announced a new partnership to deliver a global training initiative to upskill 30 advocates with the principles of globally responsible engineering.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has released a report including recommendations for how the construction industry can meet climate change challenges and including a call for embodied carbon regulation.

Construction company ISG has published its second annual Power of Place report. Created in conjunction with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), the report explores the views of 1,500 UK employers, employees, landlords and investors on the future of the physical workplace in the era of hybrid working. Key findings include:

A new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that rising costs and lack of skilled professionals are hindering the construction sectorʼs efforts to digitise and meet environment, social and governance (ESG) goals.

In addition to the updated Building Regulations technical guidance, to improve the energy and emissions performance standards for new buildings that came into effect on 30 June 2022, Northern Ireland has introduced a new register for Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022.

Amendments to the Building Regulations (amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (WGC 003/2022) and Approved Documents L1, F1 and O for Wales have been released.

The Futurebuild convention and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) have published their collaborative ‘Futurebuild Report’, which looks at how construction industry working practices can develop and improve, with a focus on worker health.

Joseph Birt takes up the mantle from outgoing President Stewart McArthur and sets out his plans for the year ahead

Mark Voss, Design Operations Manager/Associate at Wintech Façade Engineering, outlines the challenges in reducing embodied carbon in façades

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1085: Inadequate design submissions for alterations to an existing building