Construction, design and management is an approach used within the construction industry that integrates all stages of a project. It considers all aspects of a construction process from the initial design and planning to the construction and maintenance of the building or structure.
By Kevin Bridges and Hannah Beaumont, Pinsent Masons on 15 March 2024
Building company Stonehurst Estates Ltd has been fined £450,000 and its director has received a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a worker at a development site in Birmingham.
By Kerry Reals on 15 February 2024
The use of civil sanctions as an alternative to criminal prosecution for certain workplace health and safety breaches should be considered, Rhian Greaves, a partner at law firm DAC Beachcroft, argued during a presentation at the SHW Live North conference in Manchester on 23 January.
By Kerry Reals on 26 January 2024
Since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower five years ago, it has come to light that many hundreds of buildings have dangerous cladding or other fire safety defects. Residents have become trapped in homes that are unsafe but can’t sell them as banks have been unwilling to take on the risk.
By Clive Betts, Labour MP for Sheffield South East on 09 August 2022
By Laura White, senior associate, Pinsent Masons LLP. on 01 August 2023
A new ‘gateway’ approval process aims to ensure the safety of certain high-rise residential buildings in Britain.
By Colin Blatchford-Brown, HSE on 21 February 2023
On the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, 2023 has seen a significant rollout of legislative changes to fire safety in high-rise residential buildings that highlight the progress made and the challenges that yet remain.
By Aisha Farooq, Fire Protection Association on 08 August 2023
The number of schools in England where at-risk concrete has been identified has risen to 174, according to the Department for Education (DfE).
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 September 2023
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has warned owners that “time is running out” to avoid criminal charges if they have not yet registered their high-rise buildings.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 September 2023
A new charter and benchmarking scheme aims to encourage all stakeholders in the built environment industry to develop the necessary leadership and culture to put people’s safety first in how we design, build and maintain the built environment.
By Gary Townsend Vila, Building a Safer Future on 15 August 2023
