As the coronavirus pandemic began sending waves of COVID-19 patients to hospitals early last year, the federal government ordered states to inspect the facilities with an eye to measures that would ...

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 ...

Ireland's approach to the enforcement of building regulations requires a cultural shift, according to the new President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors. Kevin Hollingsworth called for a new ...

Assent Building Control Limited says discussions continue after regulator confirms work on higher-risk schemes must stop because firm did not register as approved inspector The Building Safety ...

Both Chelmsford and York councils’ building control web pages state that building inspections are currently unavailable, citing a significant backlog of work and serious staff shortages. The pauses ...