Barratt claws back £38m from subcontractors in legacy job claims

House builder to double building safety spend to £300m this year

Profit at Laing O’Rourke doubles but building safety defect provisions head north again

Firm hails improved bottom line and record order book but contractor sees exceptional items hit £48m

Cladding remediation programme ‘appears to be unachievable’, NISTA says

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has downgraded the government's cladding remediation programme to a red rating, warning the programme that work “appears to be unachievable”. The government’s infrastructure delivery body said inflation and delays within the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) had constrained cladding… The post Cladding remediation programme ‘appears to be unachievable’, NISTA says appeared first on Construction News.

BSR pledges to remove ‘unnecessary complexity’ from building assessment certificates

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is changing its approach to issuing building assessment certificates (BACs) to remove “unnecessary complexity”. The post BSR pledges to remove ‘unnecessary complexity’ from building assessment certificates appeared first on Construction Management.

London housebuilders ‘need help’ as City Hall misses reduced affordable targets

Calls to delay introduction of Building Safety Levy to kickstart work

Mega Projects - The Steinway Tower: The Skinniest Skyscraper in the World, 28122022

After a 2 minute advert, this video looks at the Steinway Tower in Manhattan, a 435 metre vertical tower that replaces the previous 10-story 'Steinway Hall' headquarters where the famous Steinway & Sons Piano Company 84 storeys above the ground floor, 14 elevators and an exterior made from terracotta glass and bronze, it is it the thinnest skyscraper relative to its size in the world, with the base of the tower just under 60 feet wide and designed with a width to height ratio of 1:24

IOSH - Health and Safety Executive’s Dust Kills campaign and respiratory health initiative in construction, 14072022

Join HSE’s construction division and Dust Kills campaign team to learn about its current construction respiratory health initiative. The initiative is supported by the Dust Kills campaign to raise awareness of the health issues and provide information on construction dust. The webinar is an opportunity to gain insight into how to manage the risk of construction dust and explains why it is an HSE priority Also visit https://press.hse.gov.uk/tag/hses-dust-kills-campaign/

RIBAJ Webinar: Fire Safety in Practice – the Building Safety Bill and Role of the Principal Designer, 09122021

In this 90-minute webinar, industry experts provide guidance and offer recommendations, assisting architects to know how to act and position their businesses for regulatory compliance under the Building Safety Bill, Code for Construction Products and the new Role of the Principal Designer

RIBA East - Building Regulations update 2022, 15062022

Changes to the Building Regulations 2022 come into force in June 2022. Find out how these changes will affect you and your business with this webinar hosted by the Royal Institute of British Architect's East region

bsi - Built Environment Competence Standards (BECS) Programme, 28062022

With the Built Environment Competence Standards (BECS) programme progressing, this session will provide updates on regulatory drivers, including the Building Safety Bill and regulations, the role and activities of the new Building Safety Regulator, the publication of three new PAS documents as well as the new BSI technical Committee CPB/1 and its future work programme.

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