Building Safety agenda spawns competency spec docs

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published new specification documents setting out the competencies now expected of the designers, builders and safety managers of tall buildings.

PAS 24 and Secured by Design for Building Envelope explained

PBC Today interviewed Engineering Leader of UL’s Built Environment Group Mark Swanborough about PAS 24 and Secured by Design. The post PAS 24 and Secured by Design for Building Envelope explained appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

PAS 9980: the solution to cladding risk appraisal?

The British Standards Institution, BSI, has published PAS 9980, the new code of practice for appraising the fire risk of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats.

Consultation opens for PAS 8671

The public consultation for PAS 8671, a new framework for competence of individual principal designers, is now open until 24th January 2022.

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.

bsi - PAS 8671:2022 - Built environment – Framework for competence of individual principal designers, 27072022

Specifies competence thresholds that individuals are expected to meet when delivering or managing the dutyholder functions of the principal designer, and additional competencies for working on higher-risk buildings (HRBs). Areas of competence include appropriate behaviour; legislative and regulatory framework for compliance; management of design work compliance; and technical framework for compliance.