Building safety and compliance, explained
Practical guides to the Building Safety Act, Awaab's Law, and the recordkeeping obligations that come with them.
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Compliance
Awaab's Law Explained: What Housing Providers Need to Know
A breakdown of Awaab's Law requirements, response timescales, and how social landlords can build a defensible process for damp and mould.
Regulation
What is the Golden Thread in Construction?
Understanding the Golden Thread requirements under the Building Safety Act and what information actually needs to be recorded, by whom, and for how long.
Training
CPD Requirements in Construction: What to Actually Record
An overview of Continuing Professional Development for trades and construction professionals, and the record-keeping habit that makes it useful evidence.
Regulation
Higher-Risk Buildings: Definition and Requirements
What classifies a building as higher-risk under the Building Safety Act, why classification matters early, and what changes in practice once it applies.
Training
Competence Certification for Construction Trades
How competence certificates help tradespeople demonstrate their skills under the new safety regime, and how employers should actually use them.
Compliance
Damp and Mould Legislation: Building a Defensible Timeline
Why response time is as important as the technical repair, and how housing teams can build a timeline that survives scrutiny.
Regulation
Building Safety Regulator: Powers and Responsibilities
What the Building Safety Regulator can do, how its remit reaches beyond higher-risk buildings, and what it means for how project teams keep records.
Compliance
Fire Safety in Higher-Risk Buildings: An Ongoing Obligation
Fire safety duties under the Building Safety Act do not end at practical completion. Here is what continues through occupation and refurbishment.
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