LATEST INDUSTRY UPDATES

1. October Product Availability Statement

2. Pilot Project to Cut Defects

3. BSR Webinar – Building Safety Fundamentals

4. Guidance on the Criteria for being a higher-risk building

5. Higher-Risk Building (keeping and provision of information)

6. Construction sector fell by 0.5%

7. CITB launch Fire Safety in Buildings E-Learning course

8. Round-up of Building Safety news and guidance

9. CLC Productivity Paper Webinar Launch

10. Building Control for Higher-Risk Buildings

11. Biodiversity Roadmap Consultation Launched

12. BPF Fair Payment Charter voluntary guidelines published

13. CLC Monthly Newsletter

14. Creating a Productive Environment for UK construction

15. BSR Charges Regulations and Charging Scheme published

16. CO2nstructZero Business Champion attends the Earthshot Summit

17. CLC Product Availability Statement

18. RICS announce RAAC Webinar

19. Monthly construction output down 0.5% in July

USEFUL GUIDANCE/NEWS

Firefighting foams environmental impact: https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/forever-chemicals-a-lasting-legacy-

You can access the EA guidance on the disposal and storage of Class B foams here.

HSE – Building Control: An Overview of the new regime “Gateways 2 and 3 – application to completion certificate”

Reminder - New fire safety guidance comes into force on 1st October 2023

Public Sector Construction Playbook

Private Sector Construction Playbook

New CONIAC website

Construction Products Association statement on the use of the EU safety mark