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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How cuts to council building control teams over the past decade have contributed to the building safety crisis #UKhousing A tower block refurbishment in west London comes up for consideration by the ...

The firm provides building control services through two brands that are registered building control approvers under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Assent also carried out a raft of fire safety ...

The Building Control Independent Panel’s call for evidence is the most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape how we regulate building safety in England. The panel’s ‘problem statement’ ...

Buildings account for around \(40\%\)of the energy consumption in the United States, of which nearly half is by the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems 1. In addition, the ...