All BTF building safety articles
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: This is how we make our buildings safer
After a year of consultation and consideration, last week the Building the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Carl Brown considers the implications of the Building Safety Act
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FeaturesLong process: How compliance with the new products code will be verified
The CPI has been set up to verify manufacturers’ compliance with the Code for Construction Products Information. Chief executive Amanda Long explains how she intends to scale up its activity
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CommentSix years on from Grenfell and real change is finally happening
The pace of reforms since Grenfell has been frustratingly slow, but real change is being delivered, writes Andrew Mellor
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FeaturesBuilding bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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CommentBuilding safety - it’s time for us all to take responsibility
With more regulations coming down the line, we need true collaboration from the industry, writes Suzannah Nichol
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The Building Safety Regulator’s registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days’ time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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FeaturesPassive fire protection: do we need a new construction discipline?
Tier one contractors have come together to warn they may not be able to give assurances that passive fire protection in designs comply with new regulations. Do we need a new approach?
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CommentHow do we ensure building safety compliance while still delivering the homes we need?
Multiple regulators, overlapping rules, competence requirements, gateways, information sharing and holistic approaches. Here’s what the Building the Future Commission’s building safety stream has been looking at
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Rebecca Rees
Rebecca Rees discusses the need for procurement reform, workforce diversificiation and her love of the Eden Project biomes
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Simon Tolson
Simon Tolson discusses the importance of good design, maintaining skills and his passion for energy and tech innovation
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FeaturesWhat the second staircase rule would mean for high-rise blocks
Michael Gove announced plans just before Christmas for mandatory second staircases in towers over 30m. But what impact is this likely to have?
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Andrew Mellor
Andrew Mellor talks about quality of build, technological change and the need to improve competency in the industry
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CommentChanging the building safety culture
Rebuilding loss of trust following Grenfell is crucial for the construction sector and signing up to the non-profit Building A Safer Future’s charter is a good step towards this, writes David Thomas
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the building safety stream
The building safety stream will look at unique approaches to the Building Safety Act as well as longer-term solutions to improve the way schemes are designed and built