Training

The legislation relating to building standards is constantly changing. Building Regulations, Approved Documents, Fire Safety Regulations, Disability Related Regulations, Energy and Sustainability Regulations etc. all impact upon building designers, owners, managers and occupiers in different ways. Keeping up to date on these changes can be a significant drain on resources and the possibility of inadvertent liability due to lack of information on changes is a constant concern.

In order to remain at the forefront of our profession, it is imperative for us to be aware of the changes to the supporting legislation and associated guidance at their inception. To ensure this we endeavor to actively participate in the conception and development of both new and existing guidance. This early involvement ensures that we have a thorough understanding of the background to the changes giving us a more clear interpretation of the published guidance. Through our training service we are able to share this knowledge with you and your client.

It is becoming increasingly common for our clients to request seminars. We can tailor our technical presentations to suit the needs of your clients who will often need less in depth detail but do need to understand the basics of the legislation. This is becoming increasingly important as they inevitably have an ongoing occupation related responsibility that is linked to the latest legislation e.g. Fire Risk Assessments, Disability Discrimination, Energy Certification etc.

This Service Includes:

• In-house training sessions

• Sessions for your clients

• Handouts in a working format capable of being used as a reference in their own right

What our clients like about us

• Early warnings of changes that will affect projects already on the ‘drawing board’

• Huge savings due to reduction of down time of staff researching changes

• Access to leading professionals with many years of experience in legislative matters

• Consistency of interpretation/application of national standards

• Regular newsletters on change and proposed change

Typical Training Topics

• The Building Regulations and Approved Documents including Part L, Part B and Part M

• The Disability Discrimination Act – DDA

• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order – RRO

• The Energy Certificates and Inspections Regulations