Reflecting on my career, I began in Local Authority Building Control (LABC) just as the market was about to undergo lasting change. In 1985, NHBC became the first Approved Inspector under the Building ...

Communities rely on schools, hospitals and offices every day. Despite their vital role, upgrading them with the latest technologies to optimize operations, better manage energy use and keep occupants ...

Lorna Stimpson said a looming requirement for inspectors to register with the new Building Safety Regulator could leave many councils short of the staff required to deliver critical services. The ...

More than 14,000 households have been left in a "worrying" situation by the collapse of a company that checks new building work meets safety standards, an industry expert has said. PWC Building ...

Private sector building control firms will struggle to take over the vast majority of projects from collapsed firm Assent, meaning they will transfer to council building control departments, according ...

Building control is being overhauled following Grenfell. Denise Chevin looks at what changes need to be made Not since the introduction of privatised “approved inspectors” in 1984 has building control ...

Geoff Wilkinson: Can you explain what has changed? Colin Blatchford-Brown: First up, there is a new protected title – the registered building inspector (RBI). From 6 April, only those registered with ...