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How time flies on a Building Standar​ds Career journey Calum Kinnear left Grove Academy, Dundee in 2012 before completing a HNC in Construction at…
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A guest post by Laura Shanks from Stirling Council’s Building Standards TeamRemote Verification Inspection? This is the prominent question that…
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Fire-resisting doorsets are required to be able to contain a fully developed fire, to facilitate escape of a building’s occupants and allow fire-…
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The construction sector is moving into Phase 2 of its restart plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This allows for a gradual return of the…
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Letter from the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, to local authorities about guidance to support the on-going…
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Building StandardsResponding in a crisisThe restrictions on usual business practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed tough challenges…
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The construction industry is a significant part of the Scottish economy and building standards services play a significant role in ensuring that new…
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As a result of the exceptional challenges facing the country from the coronavirus (COVID-19) it is possible that the capacity of existing hospitals…
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SER certificates are generated as protected pdfs and current SER procedures require “wet” signatures from both the Approved Certifier and the…