The Building Safety Act 2022 - An essential guide for architects

Description

The presentation aims to give a broad and as detailed as possible explanation of the essentials of the Building Safety Act 2022, and its impact on roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and specifically the architect in fulfilling the duties required under the legislation. This includes the impact of the act on information accuracy and completeness, changes to Approved Document B and new planning gateways of the process. This CPD aims to give: 1. A background on building safety issues and catastrophes and how learning from them and knowledge evolves. 2. An introduction to the essentials of the BSA - and what it means for architects/specifiers in particular. 3. An overview of roles and responsibilities under the BSA, how it defines them and the changes to ARB competency. 4. Information on how the act changes Approved Document B and the defined relevant buildings. 5. Information on how the act has created new roles including Principal Designer and Construction Products Regulator and what they include. By the end of this seminar delegates will: 1. Have an improved understanding and confidence in the BSA and its implications for construction legislation and the architect's roles and opportunities. 2. Have a concise overview as possible on the fundamental and key points of the BSA and what it entails. 3. Have clarity on roles in information flow, who is responsible and what they need to know (the Golden Thread). 4. Be able to navigate the essentials of and through the three planning gateways - in particular Gateway 1 and fire safety.