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Passive fire protection is a safety critical element of the building envelope, requiring careful design and specification to ensure the measures will adequately prevent the spread of fire across the external wall system if needed. However, with the Building Safety Act increasing the need for project partners to not only ensure due diligence for their role within the pr...

By Elmira Magomedova, Creative Designer at Altro

For healthcare specifiers and designers, creating accessible bathrooms and wet rooms that meet compliance requirements while delivering an attractive, welcoming environment can often feel like a balancing act.

Research shows that healthcare design ca...

According to Savills latest research, professional and business services accounted for 24% of European office take up in H1 2026, down from 26% in 2025, as lawyers, accountants and consultants remained active.

The tech sector rose from 14% to 22% of total activity, an increase due to both expanding AI firms and traditional tech firms resuming their activity.

Th...

The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has the power to create more sustainable and better-connected places across England.

It’s now up to the built environment sector to deliver, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.

The RTPI has called the NPPF a “positive step forward” for England’s planning system and supports its new structure and ...

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today announced changes to its approach to professional practical experience, as part of its wider reforms to architectural education and registration.

The changes implement the findings of the independent Professional Practical Experience (PPE) Commission established by ARB to examine professional practical experience, which...