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On Wednesday 24 June 2026, CABE’s Built Environment Wales – Regulatory Reform Conference will bring together professionals from across the Welsh built environment for a full day of insight, discussion and technical update.

The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (WGC 003/2026) introduces new amendments to the Building Regulations in Wales.

The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division recently published two handbooks to support the development of its Compliance Plan Approach (CPA), alongside a call for evidence on fire safety intended to inform potential improvements to Building Standards.

This questionnaire aims to surface how the role of the Principal Designer is being understood and interpreted by industry.

The building safety and regulatory landscape continues to evolve following the conclusion of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the UK Government response to the Inquiry and the launch of the Prospectus for the Single Construction Regulator.

Play a role in delivering the Future Homes Standard. The Future Homes Hub is seeking experts for a new Part O group to steer implementation and embed lessons learned.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has warned that the remediation of buildings is being hindered by deep-rooted flaws in the building safety system.

2024, 2023, 2022 and 2014 are the UK's warmest years on record, according to the Met Office's analysis. In fact, the ten warmest years in the UK since records began in 1884 have all occurred since 2000. The chances of a summer matching the 2022 heatwave in this country could, according to the Met Office, be greater than 50% by 2050.

Dan Rossiter FCIAT has been appointed to join the Fundamental Review of Building Regulations Guidance panel, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced.

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee is running an inquiry into the work of the Building Safety Regulator to understand what is and is not working well, and how the BSR can work more effectively.

CIAT has announced its support for regulation of embodied or ‘whole life’ carbon in construction, through the proposed 'Part Z' Building Regulations, as an essential step to delivering a net zero built environment sector.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has added a point of “clarification” to its interim update on the practical implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010, in relation to the provision of single sex toilets in the workplace.