CIOB senior leaders visit ICW Group headquarters

Senior leaders from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) visited the ICW Group headquarters in Belfast to learn more about the building warranty and building control provider. The post CIOB senior leaders visit ICW Group headquarters appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

ICW: Delivering success for housebuilders and developers

ICW Group, a leading provider of building warranties and building control services for housebuilders and developers, has recently announced the first winners in its inaugural ICW Showcase Awards. The post ICW: Delivering success for housebuilders and developers appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Promoting crime prevention design and participatory communities

Promoting strong, safe communities through sustainable crime prevention design is a desire and aspiration for those who work in fields of planning and building control – and indeed the majority of those working to configure the built environment. The post Promoting crime prevention design and participatory communities appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Premier Guarantee certified as registered building control approver (RBCA)

Premier Guarantee has been approved by the Building Safety Regulator to operate as a registered building control approver (RBCA). The post Premier Guarantee certified as registered building control approver (RBCA) appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

What are the challenges faced in meeting The Future Homes Standard?

To understand the challenges of The Future Homes Standard, Harwood Building Control surveyed industry professionals to find out how changes to Parts F, L, O, and S are affecting their projects. The post What are the challenges faced in meeting The Future Homes Standard? appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

HM Government - Manual to the Building Regulations, July 2020

The Building Act 1984 set up a simple way of regulating building in England (and, at the time, in Wales). This new system was explained by a manual, the "Manual to the Building Regulations". The old manual is now out of date. This current manual (attached) replaces previous manuals in England Dame Judith Hackitt led the Independent Review of Building Regulations & Fire Safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Dame Judith’s expert group called for this manual to be revised and made available

Jewson - All You Need To Know About Building Regulations, 20072020

A Toolkit Talks session from Anna Thompson of LABC who explains 'everything you need to know about Building Regulations'.

Quadrant Building Control - Changes to Changing Places: New Part M Volume 2 Amendment, 12082020

Steve Kidd from Quadrant Building Control explains this important amendment to Approved Document M - Volume 2 ... Changing Place Facilities and WCs ... that was published by the Government on the 19th July 2020

InfoTrack UK - Webinar: Planning & Building Regulations: A guide for conveyancing firms, 15092021

The ongoing evolution of housing, planning, and development regulations in the UK means conveyancers need to stay up-to-date to keep transactions moving and advise clients accordingly. Steve Johnson, National Key Account Manager at CLS Property Insight, discusses planning and building regulations and their effect on the conveyancing process.

Quadrant Building Control - The Building Regulations Approval Process, 12022019

A lot of people think making a Building Regulations application is a complicated process, but it really doesn't have to be. This video explains how the approved inspects of Building Regulations process works from start to finish: It's essentially the same if you're building a small extension to a house, or constructing a multi-million pound mixed-use building

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