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The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) regulates the architects’ profession in the UK to ensure that good standards of conduct and practice are consistently maintained. ARB is a public corporation of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities .
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) ensures there are enough trained people to meet industry needs. It gives professional advice and offers skills development and qualifications to help individuals in the sector succeed in their chosen careers. ECITB is...
Find out more about the role of technical specialist architect.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
We handle disputes about buildings, engineering and surveying. Cases that we hear include: claims about services provided by engineers, architects, surveyors and other professionals in this sector claims about local authority duties relating to land and buildings environmental claims (eg...
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.
Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.
This glossary of terms has been created to aid leaseholders and residents to understand wording used in the Building Safety Fund guidance and Leaseholder and Resident Service.
The report focuses on Nepal and uses the UK professional engineering institutions framework as a reference
Guidance on construction management processes, design, building safety and infrastructure, Modern Methods of Construction, and self and custom build.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
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