The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Competence tests for architects included in far-reaching Building Safety Bill
The ARB is to be handed new powers to police the competence of architects under a forthcoming overhaul of the building regulations
Building Regulations
Updates on the Building Regulations, including regular columns from Regs expert Geoff Wilkinson
Why we need embodied carbon regulation now
Joe Giddings and Seb Laan Lomas explain why the UK government urgently needs to catch up with leading thinkers at home and abroad
ARB looks to test architects’ competence throughout their careers
The ARB is investigating how it can monitor the competence of architects throughout their career as part of a review aimed at improving regulation
Building owners face crackdown under powers proposed in new Fire Safety Bill
The fire brigade will be able to ‘hold owners to account’ if they do not ensure fire-safety in their buildings, under changes contained in the government’s Fire Safety Bill
Dent Coad: The Grenfell inquiry is revealing jaw-dropping examples of poor practice
The proceedings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster are compelling and shocking in equal measure, says Emma Dent Coad
Government chief hits back at criticism over ‘unambitious’ Part L overhaul
The man in charge of tightening energy efficiency standards in new homes has defended the government’s proposals for reforms to Part L of the Building Regulations
Jenrick names ‘egregious’ landlords as anger mounts over high-rise cladding fire risk
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has named a handful of landlords who have not removed combustible materials from buildings as anger mounts over the national cladding crisis
New homes standards do not go far enough, climate body says
Proposals to reform Part L of the building regulations are too timid, the government’s independent committee on climate change has warned
Fix shoddy buildings before new regulator forces you to, Hackitt warns industry
Judith Hackitt has warned builders, architects and suppliers to improve shoddy buildings they have already worked on before the new building regulator forces them to
Architects Declare issues rallying call on Building Regs
The Architects Declare initiative is urging its 811 signatories to act on the climate emergency by swiftly responding to the government’s consultation on changes to the Building Regulations