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This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Product Safety Report for magnetic building blocks presenting a medium risk of choking and injuries.
If a design code is being prepared for larger sites, it may be necessary to produce a masterplan as part of the design coding exercise. This masterplan will establish a new street network, decide which area types apply, along with...
Guidance on creating design codes that promote the creation of successful places as set out in the National Model Design Code.
Examining how UK design figures in the global economy, and considers how the intellectual property system can best support its growth.
This study developed guidance for coastal engineers designing nearshore detached breakwaters to control beach erosion on a sandy coast with large tidal ranges.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as a wide range of benefits to the woodland owner and society.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
How clients can submit and manage a building control application to the Building Safety Regulator for higher-risk building work or building work to an existing higher-risk building.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing registered community design to be registered in the United Kingdom.
How to use a quasi-experimental study to evaluate your digital health product.
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