Member Knowledge Centre

The following resources have been collated by our members through GIRI working groups and individually; you are welcome to use and share them.

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Building Safety Act

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23.08.2024

Technical-Note-RISK-and-Building-Regulations

Technical-Note-RISK-and-Building-Regulations

Technical-Note-RISK-and-Building-Regulations: General Guidance

23.08.2024

HoC Building Regulations and Safety

HoC Building Regulations and Safety

HoC Building Regulations and Safety: General Guidance

23.08.2024

Dealing with non compliance

FIS guidance on dealing with non compliance

Dealing with non compliance: General Guidance

23.08.2024

Defective Premises Act

Clarion Solicitors - Building Safety Act 2022: changes to the Defective Premises Act 1972

Defective Premises Act: Go to website

23.08.2024

HSE Bulletin - Building Control Authority – update on application approvals

Building Control Authority – update on application approvals

HSE Bulletin - Building Control Authority: Go to website

23.08.2024

HSE Bulletin - August 2024

Building Control Authority – update on application approvals HSE, as the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), has acknowledged the challenges and issues that recent delays to building control application approvals are causing industry.

HSE Bulletin - August 2024: Go to website

23.08.2024

Building Regulations - Approved Documents

The Approved Documents provide guidance on ways to meet the building regulations.

03.07.2024

SCA STATEMENT ON SMOKE SHAFT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

SCA STATEMENT ON SMOKE SHAFT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Document: General Guidance

03.07.2024

RIBA

Building Safety Act: what are the differences for architects between the CDM Principal Designer role and the Building Regulations equivalent?

Website: Go to website

03.07.2024

PBC Today – the question of liability

The question of liability in the Building Safety Act

Website: Go to website

03.07.2024

Building Regs Part 2A

Government Legislation

Website: Go to website

21.05.2024

HSE/DLUHC guidance documents - Design and Construction

Design and construction of higher-risk buildings

Website: Go to website

21.05.2024

Legislation Change Control

Legislation Change Control

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21.05.2024

HSE/DLUHC guidance documents - Management of an Occupied Building

Managing high-rise residential buildings

Website: Go to website

21.05.2024

FIS - Firestopping of Service Penetrations

To assist in the design, specification and installation of building services penetrations to ensure fire compartmentation is maintained, five leading not-for-profit organisations have launched a Best Practice Design and Installation Guide, Firestopping of Service Penetrations.

Website: Go to website

21.05.2024

Building Completion Certificates

Guidance

General Guidance: Go to website

22.03.2024

The Building Safety Act 2022

Secondary Legislation

Legislation: Go to website

22.03.2024

BSR Training Link - Introduction to the Role of Accountable Persons and Principal Accountable Persons

SIgn up

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22.03.2024

BSR Training Link - Introduction to the Role of Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor

SIgn up

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22.03.2024

BSR Training Link - Introduction to the Building Safety Regulator and Building Safety Act

SIgn up

Website: Sign Up

18.01.2024

GIRI in Property Week

INSIGHT Culture shift key to reduce errors

Website: Go to website

18.01.2024

House of Commons Library

Building Regulations and Safety

Website: Go to website

06.12.2023

HSE Building Safety Regulator newsletter

Subscribe to HSE's Building Safety Regulator eBulletin to get the latest news and alerts on future building safety regulations.

Newsletter: Sign up

20.11.2023

Framework for the competence of site supervisors in England

This CIOB framework sets out baseline requirements for non-higher risk residential buildings and further competencies for higher-risk residential buildings in recognition that the Building Safety Act covers all buildings that are subject to Building Regulations.

Document: Download from website

Website: Visit CIOB

20.11.2023

Procuring for building safety - guide

The South East Consortium has developed a practical, easy to use guide which supports organisations to procure the right building safety outcomes. Provide your details on the website to download it for free.

14.11.2023

HSE overview of the new building control regime

Principal designers, principal contractors, and clients must follow the new building control regime when designing and constructing higher-risk buildings.

14.11.2023

Government guidance on the Building Safety Act

Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.

Website: Go to website

14.11.2023

Mandatory occurrence reporting

Report incidents or risks of structural failure and the spread of fire in higher-risk buildings.

Make a report: Go to website

13.11.2023

The Building Safety Act 2022

The Building Safety Act came into force in 2023, setting out how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. Many of the detailed provisions in the Act will be implemented over the next two years through secondary legislation.

Legislation: Go to website

General

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11.12.2024

Why can manufacturing can get 'Quality In Design' right and construction rarely seems to?

This article by David Myers and Martin Andrew explores the issue of quality in design and comparisons with the manufacturing sector. This article was first published in Quality Business which is the joint publication of the Australian and New Zealand Organisations for Quality.

Why can manufacturing can get 'Quality In Design' right and construction rarely seems to?: Read article