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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 Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP) has launched a call for evidence as it reviews the functioning of Building Control in England.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published an update explaining how its appointed contractor will "carefully" take down the remains of Grenfell Tower.

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.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published new guidance, developed in collaboration with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), to support professionals involved in submitting and assessing applications for Gateway 2 approvals for Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs).

The government is bringing forward a new Remediation Bill requiring landlords of buildings 18m or more in height with unsafe cladding to complete remediation by the end of 2029.

The draft regulations outlining how the Building Safety Levy will operate have been laid in Parliament before final approval.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will, over the coming months, move from sitting within the Health and Safety Executive, to an Arm’s Length Body of MHCLG.

This week marked eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, in which 72 people lost their lives.

Each year, BSI publish a plethora of new and updated Standards which support the built environment. Dan Rossiter FCIAT, Vice-President Technical and Sector Lead at BSI, has highlighted a few of these standards which he believes are highly impactful for Architectural Technologists.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a notice asking the sector and regulatory bodies to continue using government guidance to determine whether a building is higher-risk.

The Supreme Court has handed down a judgement in a case involving its first consideration of the Building Safety Act 2022.

The Institute has published a suite of templates to support Members in advising clients on their legal duties under the Building Regulations (England) and the CDM Regulations.

We are pleased to announce that our Principal Designer (PD) Register is once again accepting applications from Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT/FCIAT).

A report from the newly appointed Building Control Panel that was set up to provide a thorough and independent review of building control in England is expected in Autumn following appointment of five members.