Newsletter – 1st March 2024
In the News
- Nineteen councils allowed to sell assets to pay for services
- Nearly one in 10 councils expect to go bankrupt in next year
- Exploring nature positive buildings
- Department of Education – Developing a method for obtaining pupil insight for building in use reviews
- Four-day week made permanent for most UK firms in world’s biggest trial
- South Cambridgeshire council keeps four-day week amid government threat
- Working from home can bring big health benefits, study finds
Upcoming Webinar – Tuesday 5th March – Building Safety Act Changes Explained
Tuesday 5 March 12:30 – Kevin Blunden, Director of Building Consultancy, Acivico Group
The devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 has led to the largest review and reform of the regulation of building safety for over 60 years.
The Building Safety Act 2022 associated Regulations and changes to the Building Act 1984 have established a new regime for the enforcement of Building Regulations and has created additional duties for all of those involved in the design, construction and management processes.
In April the final changes to regulations and standards come into force which implement the most significant changes to the control of safety in buildings for decades.
Alongside strengthened enforcement powers and sanctions for work which fail to meet standards, specific obligations are being placed on duty holders, including the Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.
All of those who are involved in the design and construction process, including Clients, Designers, Contractors and those who manage buildings will have significantly increased responsibility in respect of Building Safety, assessing competence and ensuring Building Regulation Compliance, and the webinar is intended to provide information to prepare everyone for their role in making buildings safer.
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New Website
We are in the process of launching our new website, which is due to go live in the coming week. While the migration process is underway, there may be some service interruption to the current website. We will announce the formal launch of our new website in the next newsletter.
You can find the current website, and future website using the link below. https://thespaces.org.uk/