Building Regulation
Recommendations related to building regulation
Tag overview
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
Establish single construction industry regulator
That the government draw together under a single regulator all the functions relating to the construction industry to which we have referred. (113.6)
Review Building Safety Act higher-risk building definition
That the definition of a higher-risk building for the purposes of the Building Safety Act be reviewed urgently. (113.7)
Appoint Chief Construction Adviser
That the Secretary of State appoint a Chief Construction Adviser with a sufficient budget and staff to provide advice on all matters affecting the construction industry, including: a) monitoring all …
Review statutory guidance and Approved Document B
That the statutory guidance generally, and Approved Document B in particular, be reviewed accordingly and a revised version published as soon as possible. (113.11)
Add legal requirements warning to statutory guidance
That a revised version of the guidance contain a clear warning in each section that the legal requirements are contained in the Building Regulations and that compliance with the guidance …
Reconsider compartmentation in Approved Document B
New materials and methods of construction and the practice of overcladding existing buildings make the existence of effective compartmentation a questionable assumption and we recommend that it be reconsidered when …
Include academics on statutory guidance advisory bodies
That, as far as possible, membership of bodies advising on changes to the statutory guidance should include representatives of the academic community as well as those with practical experience of …