2 BUILDING CONTROL FOR NON- HRBs

For all domestic and commercial buildings that do not fall under the definition of HRBs, we will continue to provide our existing and new clients with the best possible Building Control service from our offices across England and Wales. So, please continue to send us your projects!

The new responsibilities of duty holders will still apply to nonHRBs, and there will be some other changes to the Building Control system (e.g. Approved Inspectors will be known as ‘Registered Building Control Approvers’). These changes will come into force from October 2023. Details are still to be confirmed by Government, and we will of course communicate them to you as soon as possible.

Quadrant is trusted by thousands of architects and developers and we have approved over 60,000 Building Control applications since 2007. As we have attracted more and more clients, our company has grown from 75 staff in 2020 to over 130 team members in 2023.

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THE BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR & DUTY HOLDERS

The Building Safety Regulator is a new public body set up under the Building Safety Bill in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Its primary role is to ensure that all high-rise residential buildings and other multi-occupied residential buildings of 7 storeys or 18 metres or higher in England are safe for residents to live in. Its responsibilities include:

1. Registering all high-rise buildings in England and ensuring they comply with new safety regulations.

2. Setting up and maintaining a new building safety regime, including setting safety standards, overseeing the work of building owners and managers in relation to safety, and enforcing compliance where necessary.

3. Overseeing the design, construction, and occupation of new high-rise residential buildings.

4. Ensuring that building owners and managers take responsibility for the safety of their buildings, including the appointment of a building safety manager.

5. Investigating and taking enforcement action where necessary to ensure that buildings comply with safety requirements.

6. Providing information and guidance to building owners, managers, and residents on building safety and regulation.

CLIENT

• Make suitable arrangements to plan, manage and monitor a project

• Appoint a Principal Designer and a Principal Contractor

• Provide building information to every designer and contractor, ensuring they are aware if the project includes any higher risk building work

• Co-operate and share information with other duty holders

DESIGNERS

• Not to start design work until satisfied the Client is aware of their duties

• Ensure the design complies with the Building Regulations

• Provide sufficient information to other duty holders

• Consider other work if only carrying out part of the design

• Provide advice to Principal Designer or Client if the design relates to an HRB

CONTRACTORS

• Not to start works until satisfied the Client is aware of their duties

• Provide each worker under their control with appropriate supervision, instructions and information to ensure the building work complies with the Building Regulations

PRINCIPAL DESIGNER

• Plan, manage and monitor design work during the design phase

• Co-ordinate matters relating to the design work to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations

• Ensure all designers co-operate, communicate and co-ordinate their work with the Client, Principal Contractor and other Designers

• Liaise with the Principal Contractor and share information

• Assist the Client to provide information to other designers and contractors

PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR

• Plan, manage and monitor all the building work

• Co-ordinate matters relating to the building work to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations

• Ensure all contractors co-operate, communicate and co-ordinate their work with the Client, Principal Designer and other Contractors

• Liaise with the Principal Designer and share information

• Assist the Client to provide information to other designers and contractors