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Design and construction of higher-risk buildings
What clients, principal designers and principal contractors must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
A higher-risk building is a building that has at least:
- 7 storeys or is at least 18 metres high
- 2 residential units or is a hospital or a care home
A higher-risk building with at least 2 residential units must be registered with BSR before people live there.
You can read guidance about the criteria that makes a building a higher-risk building.
Clients, principal designers and principal contractors have legal duties when a project involves a higher-risk building. These duties are covered in the guides on this page.
Creating safe buildings
Reporting building safety incidents and risks
Published 24 April 2024