Industry Updates - 30th August

1. Mark Reynolds features on The Infrastructure Podcast

2. CLC CO2nstruct Zero Business Partner, NatWest Group partner with Supply Chain School

3. DLUCH secondary legislation for the Building Safety Act Published and Call for Action from the CLC

4. Construction output increased by 1.6%

5. Department for Education’s - Call for evidence on the effectiveness of CITB and ECITB

6. Build UK payment benchmarking in construction

7. BSR’s New Industry Competence Committee (ICC)

8. CLC response to the extension of CE Mark recognition for businesses

9. The CLC’s first monthly Newsletter

10. CLC CO2nstruct Zero 6th Performance Assessment Q2 2023

11. Frequently asked Questions on the Loss Prevention Certification Board’s withdrawal of certification from Kingspan, which shall be updated regularly via the BRE website.

12. Code of Practice for the Remediation of Residential Buildings

13. DLUCH Launches Consultation on Plan Making Reforms

14. New Permitted Development Rights Consultation

USEFUL GUIDANCE/NEWS

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

JCT has confirmed that the next edition of its suite of contracts will be published in 2024. JCT 24 will feature several updates, including the adoption of gender‐neutral language, and reflect key legislative changes in relation to the Building Safety Act and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act. The new edition, which will be available via the JCT Construct subscription service, On‐Demand digital version and in hardcopy, will also include a new Target Cost Contract with both main and sub‐contract forms.