The CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group was founded in 2006 by Professor Derek Clements-Croome FCIBSE. He speaks to co-opted chair Dr Yangang Xing about how the group has evolved to meet the needs of building occupants and the wider environment
Tag: Building safety
Picking up the thread: preparing for the new Building Safety regime
With the arrival of the new Building Safety Act, CIBSE has launched a series of events to inform professionals of the impending changes. Molly Tooher-Rudd reports
Gateway to safety: designing for the new building safety regime
As the Building Safety Act comes into law, the industry is facing the biggest reform of building control ever seen. With the HSE raising concerns about 50% of designs at the first planning gateway of the new safety regime, it’s clearly essential to get to grips with the changes now. Phil Lattimore reports
Product information code that aims to clear a path to safer buildings
Following recommendations in the Hackitt Review to improve product marketing information, the Construction Products Association has developed a code to drive up standards, as Peter Caplehorn explains
Joining the dots
We will emerge from lockdown to a sense of déjà vu. Covid-19 has not changed targets to cut carbon emissions by 2050 or the need to improve building safety. Hywel Davies considers how these ambitions interact
Tall order: fire safety guidance for façades
Following the ban on the use of combustible materials in some building façades, two industry bodies have come together to produce guidance on these legislative changes. Liza Young looks at the wider implications of the new regulations
What the Building Safety Bill means for construction
The Building Safety Bill sets the stage for the most fundamental reform of regulations relating to the construction and operation of buildings in two generations. Hywel Davies says it will lead to radical change for all
What Covid-19 might mean for construction
We are all focused on the immediate impact of the coronavirus emergency – but we need to look forward, too, says Hywel Davies