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Zoe Cooper is ‘of counsel’ with law firm CMS The importation, supply and use of asbestos was fully banned in 1999. Despite that, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimates that asbestos continues to kill about 5,000 workers each year, and is found in around 300,000 non-domestic properties and significantly…

While timber is knocking louder and louder on the door, steel and concrete remain firmly entrenched as the big hitters when it comes to creating building structures. This presents both a problem and an opportunity for construction. On the one hand, it is easy for critics to label the industry…

Brad Woodroffe is a senior associate at law firm CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang The wait is over for the new regulatory framework for the design and construction phase of higher-risk buildings (being non-excluded buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys and which contain at least two residential…

Yaasica Hamilton-Haye is a senior construction solicitor at Devonshires The use of e-scooters and e-bikes is steadily growing in the UK. It is now a common sight to see riders zipping across pavements and roads. While reducing the number of cars on the road is by no means a bad…

Pauline Lam, a senior associate at Russell-Cooke LLP, instructing Robert Bowker of Tanfield Chambers, acted for the leaseholders of 2-4 Leigham Court Road Kedai Ltd, the landlord of a London residential development, has been ordered by the First-tier Tribunal to carry out remediation under the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022…

Etienne Sharp is an associate director at design and architecture practice MoreySmith  Repurposing and repositioning old-stock buildings to create business headquarters and office workspaces is a process that presents a unique set of challenges for developers and architects alike. It requires a delicate balance between preserving historic charm and incorporating…

Andy Beard is global head of cost and commercial management at Mace. Having explored the macroeconomic and microeconomic pressures on the construction sector, he now examines how contractors can overcome the factors holding them back. The impact of high interest rates and inflation for contractors is well-known – but how…

Andy Higson is business director at Intrastack, part of Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions Volumetric modular construction has made significant progress from its humble roots in commercial projects like portable classrooms. These structures, often referred to as ‘The Mobile’, were simple, transportable boxes that minimised onsite construction and disruption. In recent years,…

Felicity Zakers is an associate at law firm Browne Jacobson The National Audit Office previously reported that around 24,000 school buildings are beyond their initial estimated design-life and around 700,000 pupils are in a school that is likely to require significant refurbishment. The report further implied that these improvements were…

William O’Brien is a construction, engineering and procurement solicitor at Devonshires The government recently published a range of new regulations to inform and accompany the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). We have been waiting some time for this detail, too long some might say, and so the fact it has…