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Building regulations for structures to be revised
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is proposing to amend Approved Document A – Structure (AD –A) which lists codes, standards and …
Industry support for student architectural award
UK Students of architecture are now welcome to enter next year’s Tata Steel/BCSA Architectural Student Design Competition. Organised by SCI and sponsored by …
Payment amendments come into force
Construction Act amendments (Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009) affecting both payment and adjudication came into …
Accident reporting goes online
Statutory reporting to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of work related injuries and incidents under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous …
Good practice reaffirmed at seminars
The UK benefits from having a competitive and efficient structural fire protection sector was one of the key messages reiterated at two fire engineering …
Health and safety first
The BCSA’s successful work in promoting good practice in health and safety has recently been rewarded with a national award. NSC explains how the Association …
Specifications updated and developed by BCSA
The BCSA has developed a ‘Model Specification for the Purchase of Structural Steel Sections, Plates and Bars’ while the BCSA Working Group for Fasteners …
Guidance targets zero carbon in office developments
The fourth of the five Target Zero guides, covering medium to high rise office buildings, has been published and is available for download in pdf format at …
November/December 2011 – 35 years of highlights
The retirement of the BCSA’s Director General Derek Tordoff at the end of this year after 27 years in the job has already been announced. In this issue you …