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Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T13:33:56Z

Danrig:

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On [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environmental-permit-reforms-to-empower-regulators-to-slash-business-red-tape 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched] an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms, relating to the process for exemptions, aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-economic-growth-and-nature-recovery-an-independent-review-of-defras-regulatory-landscape/an-independent-review-of-defras-regulatory-landscape-foreword-and-executive-summary 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025]. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environmental permits protect health and the environment from risks like pollution and flooding. A 2023 review found it effective but suggested improvements for flexibility. Exempt activities don't need permits but must meet conditions. The government feels proposed reforms aim to streamline updates, enabling quicker, risk-based decisions by regulators on permit exemptions.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

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* Biodiversity and the built environment digital series
* Biodiversity gain.
* Biodiversity in the urban environment.
* Biodiversity net gain (BNG) regulations and implementation; Government response.
* Biodiversity offsetting.
* Building permit.
* Condition survey.
* Contaminated land.
* Ecological impact assessment.
* Environment Agency.
* Environmental impact assessment EIA.
* Environmental permit.
* Environmental statement.
* Flood and Water Management Act.
* Ground investigation.
* Permit.
* Permit to work.
* Planning permission.
* Site waste management plan.
* Skip hire permit.
* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it.
* UK environmental regulations reform 2025.

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Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T13:33:14Z

Danrig:

[[File:Approved_envelopes_1000.jpg|link=File:Approved_envelopes_1000.jpg]]

On [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environmental-permit-reforms-to-empower-regulators-to-slash-business-red-tape 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched] an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms, relating to the process for exemptions, aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-economic-growth-and-nature-recovery-an-independent-review-of-defras-regulatory-landscape/an-independent-review-of-defras-regulatory-landscape-foreword-and-executive-summary 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025]. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environmental permits protect health and the environment from risks like pollution and flooding. A 2023 review found it effective but suggested improvements for flexibility. Exempt activities don't need permits but must meet conditions. The government feels proposed reforms aim to streamline updates, enabling quicker, risk-based decisions by regulators on permit exemptions.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

* Building permit.
* Condition survey.
* Contaminated land.
* Ecological impact assessment.
* Environment Agency.
* Environmental impact assessment EIA.
* Environmental permit.
* Environmental statement.
* Flood and Water Management Act.
* Ground investigation.
* Permit.
* Permit to work.
* Planning permission.
* Site waste management plan.
* Skip hire permit.
* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it.
* UK environmental regulations reform 2025.

[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]

Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T12:23:38Z

Danrig:

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On 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms relating to the process for exemptions aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environmental permits protect health and the environment from risks like pollution and flooding. A 2023 review found it effective but suggested improvements for flexibility. Exempt activities don't need permits but must meet conditions. The government feels proposed reforms aim to streamline updates, enabling quicker, risk-based decisions by regulators on permit exemptions.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

* Building permit.
* Condition survey.
* Contaminated land.
* Ecological impact assessment.
* Environment Agency.
* Environmental impact assessment EIA.
* Environmental permit.
* Environmental statement.
* Flood and Water Management Act.
* Ground investigation.
* Permit.
* Permit to work.
* Planning permission.
* Site waste management plan.
* Skip hire permit.
* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it.

[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]

Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T12:22:32Z

Danrig:

On 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms relating to the process for exemptions aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environmental permits protect health and the environment from risks like pollution and flooding. A 2023 review found it effective but suggested improvements for flexibility. Exempt activities don't need permits but must meet conditions. The government feels proposed reforms aim to streamline updates, enabling quicker, risk-based decisions by regulators on permit exemptions.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

* Building permit.
* Condition survey.
* Contaminated land.
* Ecological impact assessment.
* Environment Agency.
* Environmental impact assessment EIA.
* Environmental permit.
* Environmental statement.
* Flood and Water Management Act.
* Ground investigation.
* Permit.
* Permit to work.
* Planning permission.
* Site waste management plan.
* Skip hire permit.
* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it.

[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]

Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T11:58:26Z

Danrig:

On 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms relating to the process for exemptions aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

* Building permit.
* Condition survey.
* Contaminated land.
* Ecological impact assessment.
* Environment Agency.
* Environmental impact assessment EIA.
* Environmental permit.
* Environmental statement.
* Flood and Water Management Act.
* Ground investigation.
* Permit.
* Permit to work.
* Planning permission.
* Site waste management plan.
* Skip hire permit.
* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it.

[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]

Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T11:56:40Z

Danrig:

On 8 April 2025 the UK and Welsh Governments launched an eight-week consultation on reforming environmental permitting for England and Wales to speed up the work of regulators and the industries they support, as part of the UK Labour Government’s Regulatory Action Plan. The reforms relating to the process for exemptions aim to empower regulators, such as the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to be able to:

* Take speedy action, simplifying processes such as for bringing suitable land back into beneficial use for new housing or infrastructure, strongly supporting regional growth.
* Permit exemptions for certain flood risk activities: which could make it easier to install survey equipment for monitoring river flow and water quality.
* Have greater flexibility around the use of scaffolding in or alongside rivers: supporting the UK Government’s key mission of growing the economy for communities across the country.
* Change exemptions abused by rogue waste operators: the proposals could enable regulators to clamp down on illegal activity that blights communities and causes environmental harm.
* Apply stringent safeguards: the proposals look to ensure effective controls apply where there is a high risk of environmental harm and to keep the regulatory system open and accountable.

The proposals aim to streamline environmental permitting, supporting eco-safe activities like waste management and water discharge. These actions are backed by Corporate report 'An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published by Dan Corry on 2 April 2025. The UK Government Plan for Change aims to reduce red tape, speed up decisions, and enable faster responses to new technologies—benefiting businesses while maintaining strong environmental protections.

Currently a permit may be required if an activity could:

* Pollute the air, water or land.
* Increase the risk of flooding.
* Affect drainage of the land.

A permit may also be required for the operation of:

* An industrial facility, manufacturing plant, landfill site, and so on.
* A site that recycles, stores, treats and/or disposes of waste.
* A site which manages mine and/or quarry waste.
* A small waste incineration plant where waste of certain types and quantities are burned.
* Mobile plant, such as plant used to clean contaminated ground.
* Direct or indirect release of organic solvents into the air.
* Release of polluting liquids to either surface water or groundwater.

In addition, a permit will be required for activities which involve:

* Working with radioactive substances.
* Working in, under, over or near a main river.
* Working on or near a flood or coastal defence.
* Working in the flood plain of a main river.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said:

"This Government is committed to delivering streamlined, hassle-free regulation that protects the environment while also driving economic growth. As part of the Plan for Change, we are rewiring Defra and its arms-length bodies to boost economic growth and unleash an era of building, while also supporting stringent environmental safeguards. I encourage all interested parties to take part in the consultation and help shape the future of the environmental permitting regime."

Jo Nettleton, Chief Regulator at the Environment Agency, said:

"The Environment Agency firmly believes protecting the environment and sustainable development go hand-in-hand and we support the Government’s aim to get the economy growing. We welcome the proposed reforms to environmental permitting, which will empower us to carry out our role as a fair and proportionate regulator for people and the environment while supporting business and sustainable economic growth."

[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]

Environmental permit reforms

2025-04-09T11:51:46Z

Danrig:

IHBC articles

2025-04-09T11:47:24Z

Danrig:

This is a list of articles on Conservation Wiki that were created by The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), and the date that they were added to Conservation Wiki.

[[Ihbc_articles_2|For older IHBC articles click here.]]

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# IHBC Stress Awareness Month; Heritage Staff wellbeing at work survey. April 2025
# Heritage Now No 9 Summer 2024. April 2025
# Georgian Group Journal 2024‎. April 2025
# The maintenance challenge of urban housing in Scotland. April 2025
# Gentrification in London. March 2025
# Journal of Historic Buildings and Places 2024. March 2025
# Planning and Infrastructure bill (mention in response). March 2025
# Saving DH Lawrence's birthplace. March 2025
# The Georgian No 1, 2024. March 2025
# The revival of urban council housing. March 2025
# Historic Environment Policy and Practice Vol 15 No 2 2024. March 2025
# Attending a conservation training course, personal account (mention). March 2025
# Restoring Alexander Pope's Grotto. March 2025.
# Heritage building skills and live-site training. February 2025
# The battle for Cambridge's Mill Road Free Library, part 2. February 2025
# Developing the UK world heritage tentative list. February 2025
# Heritage, industry and slavery. February 2025
# Hardwick Old Hall, Derbyshire. February 2025
# Bats in churches. February 2025
# Heritage management plans and historic landscapes. February 2025
# Don't take British stone for granted. February 2025
# Alexander Ross: the remarkable story of a Highland architect. February 2025
# Birkenhead Park. January 2025
# The Construction Historian Issue 13 Spring 2024. January 2025
# Saving traditional orchards. January 2025
# Building with flint. January 2025
# The heritage of urban trees. January 2025
# SPAB Magazine Spring 2024. January 2025
# Shaping the Northern Forest. January 2025
# C20 Magazine Issue 2023 2‎. January 2025
# Journeys in Industrious England. December 2024
# Life and death at Highgate Cemetery. December 2024
# Value transitions between heritage and nature. December 2024
# Heritage Now No 8 Spring 2024. December 2024
# Historic digital survey: Conservation in the age of the fourth (digital) industrial revolution. December 2024
# Shaping the future of heritage: Embracing the evolution of economic thinking. December 2024
# Heritage development trusts' top tips. December 2024
# ‎Heritage conservation and the triple bottom line. November 2024
# Climate action: Comfort is a crucial missing piece of the puzzle. November 2024
# 60th Jubilee History of Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust and 30th Jubilee History of BEAMS. November 2024
# Connecting conservation research and practice with IHBC. October 2024‎
# ‎Boundaries and networks. October 2024‎
# 178a High Road, Leytonstone. October 2024‎
# ‎The Mill, Craven Arms, SY7 9DT. October 2024‎
# Mill Hall, Lancaster. October 2024‎
# ‎Land south-east of the Manor House, Riding Mill. October 2024‎
# Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530 - 1830. October 2024‎
# ‎Land east of Knowle Lane, Cranleigh. October 2024‎
# ‎R v Evetts. October 2024‎
# [[Simmonds,_R_(on_the_application_of)_v_Venture_Properties_Group_and_Ors_(2023)_EWHC_2217_(KB)_(15_September_2023)|‎Simmonds, R (on the application of) v Venture Properties Group and Ors (2023) EWHC 2217]]. October 2024‎
# ‎Mill Road Free Library. October 2024‎
# This is Architecture: writing on buildings. October 2024‎
# Nairn's Manchester revisited. October 2024‎
# Reading Ruskin's Cultural Heritage: conservation and transformation. October 2024‎
# Union Chain Bridge. October 2024‎
# Construction History Vol 38, No 2, 2023. October 2024‎
# New HES national centre for traditional building retrofit. October 2024‎
# Traditional Brickwork: construction, repair and maintenance. September 2024‎
# Regeneration in Carlisle. September 2024‎
# APT Bulletin. September 2024‎
# Association of Preservation Technology Bulletin Vol LIII No 4 2023. September 2024‎
# Bastles. September 2024‎
# Georgian Group Newsletter (No 2, 2023). September 2024‎
# Cumbria's vernacular architecture and Hadrian's Wall. September 2024‎
# What happened to Hadrian's Wall? August 2024‎
# Hadrian's Wall Path and the national trails. August 2024‎
# SPAB Magazine Winter 2023. August 2024‎
# Hadrian's Wall from end to end. August 2024‎
# Brighton Dome reopens. August 2024‎
# Secured by Design for historic buildings. August 2024‎
# IHBC launches affiliate fast-track pilot for local authority conservation staff. August 2024‎
# Brittany. August 2024
# Application for planning permission for the Marks and Spencer building, Orchard House, Oxford Street, London. July 2024
# ‎Kazalbash v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the London Borough of Hillingdon Council. July 2024
# Crooked House, Himley. July 2024Cycling exploration. July 2024
# Listing Glasgow's Kingston Bridge. July 2024
# Conservation and the Indian City: bridging the gap. July 2024
# Reversibility in conservation ethics. July 2024
# High Street: how our centres can bounce back from the retail crisis. July 2024
# Clovelly. July 2024
# Building for Change: the architecture of creative reuse. June 2024
# Solar panels and listed structures. June 2024
# Bulletin of the War Memorials Trust. June 2024
# Tithe barns.June 2024
# Journal of Architectural Conservation Vol 29, No 2 and 3, 2023. June 2024
# Urban fringe. May 2024.
# The Victorian No 73 July 2023. May 2024.
# Rural buildings at risk. May 2024.
# Construction Historian Issue 12 Summer 2023. May 2024.
# Understanding vernacular architecture. May 2024.
# SPAB Magazine autumn 2023. May 2024.
# Conserving our tree heritage in a time of climate crisis. March 2024.
# Guidance on RAAC in Listed Buildings (mention). March 2024.
# Overheating buildings: learning from the past. March 2024.
# The conversion of St Luke's church in Cwmbwrla. March 2024.
# IHBC launches climate change hub. March 2024.
# The women who shaped British modernism (repost for Women's history month). March 2024.
# The Historic Environment: policy and practice Vol 14, No 2, 2023. March 2024.
# ‎Construction History Vol 38, No 1, 2023. March 2024.
# ‎Journal of Architectural Conservation Vol 29, No 1, March 2023. March 2024.
# The Medieval Stained Glass of Herefordshire and Shropshire. March 2024.
# Upgrading metal windows for thermal comfort. February 2024.
# Journal of Historic Buildings and Places Vol 2 2023. February 2024.
# Vitrolite. February 2024.
# Heritage Now Issue 2 2023. February 2024.
# Revaluing Modern Architecture: changing conservation culture. February 2024.
# The wrought-iron greenhouse at Felton Park. February 2024.
# Ordinary people in stained glass. January 2024.
# Georgian Arcadia: architecture for the park and garden. January 2024.
# Conserving Canterbury Cathedral's Great South Window. January 2024.
# The Georgian, Issue 1, 2023. January 2024.
# The history of glass in the UK and Ireland. January 2024.
# SPAB Magazine summer 2023. January 2024.
# Artificial intelligence and real stupidity. December 2023.
# Ian Wray. December 2023.
# IHBC charter petition. December 2023.
# Planning decision to allow photovoltaic panels on the roof of King's College Chapel. December 2023.
# Painting in Stone: architecture and the poetics of marble from antiquity to the enlightenment. December 2023.
# The history of Tower Hamlets. December 2023.
# Donald Buttress. December 2023.
# Grimsby's Kasbah. December 2023.
# 2023 Autumn Statement in brief with reactions (IHBC mention). November 2023.
# Where is the data on listed buildings? November 2023.
# Consultation on joint Conservation Professional Practice Principles. November 2023.
# London brick by brick. November 2023.
# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. November 2023.
# Jodrell Bank. October 2023.
# Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site. October 2023.
# Holy Houses: places of worship in twentieth-century Britain. October 2023.
# IHBC updates competence descriptors. October 2023.
# SPAB Magazine Spring 2023. October 2023.
# The Victorian, March 2023 (No 72). October 2023.
# World Heritage in the UK. October 2023.
# #The Association of Preservation Technology Bulletin Vol LIII, Nos 2–3, 2022. October 2023.
# Britain's industrial heritage. October 2023.
# World heritage status for Odesa. October 2023.
# Guest Editor Seán O'Reilly Director of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation‎. September 2023.
# Introducing the IHBC Heritage Marketplace. September 2023.
# RAAC causes temporary closure of St Davids Hall. September 2023.
# Historic England carbon literacy training courses. September 2023.
# IHBC welcomes September Heritage Open Days. September 2023.
# Seeing things differently. August 2023.
# Top Ten Bucket and Spade Seaside Experiences from the Seaside Heritage Network. August 2023.
# Heritage Research Award 2023. August 2023.
# IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards 2023. (repost). August 2023.
# Piercefield Park. August 2023.
# Community groups involvement in heritage regeneration. August 2023.
# Jaywick Sand. August 2023.
# IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards 2023. August 2023.
# Conservation skills training in a Norwich church. July 2023.
# Boston's pubs. July 2023.
# The history of Boston. July 2023.
# The history of Southend-on-sea. July 2023.
# Supporting Norfolk's churches. July 2023.
# Lowestoft's heritage action zones. July 2023.
# Orford Ness: resolving a landscape in conflict. July 2023.
# UNESCO World Heritage Status tentative list. July 2023.
# A Bittersweet Heritage: slavery, architecture and the British landscape. June 2023
# The Red House in Aldeburgh. June 2023
# Conserving Great Yarmouth's cultural heritage. May 2023.
# The Victorian, No 71, November 2022. May 2023.
# IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 winners announced. May 2023.
# Dawn Bowden to address 2023 IHBC Day School. May 2023.
# IHBC Heritage MarketPlace 2023. May 2023.
# The effigy of Blanche Mortimer. April 2023.
# The Blower Foundation. April 2023.
# IHBC Research for Practice Digest (RfP). April 2023.
# A Life of Industry: the photography of John R Hume. April 2023.
# Conservation in South Georgia. April 2023.
# Essential urban design. April 2023
# A short history of good ideas. April 2023
# HESPR: the impartial way. March 2023
# Georgian Group Journal. March 2023
# Economically, environmentally and socially sustainable places that support built and historic environment conservation. March 2023
# Updating Conservation Professional Practice Principles. March 2023
# ‎Journal of Historic Buildings and Places. March 2023
# The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conservation, Places and People. March 2023
# Association of Preservation Technology Bulletin Vol LIII, No 1, 2022. March 2023
# Arts and Crafts Architecture: 'Beauty's Awakening'. March 2023
# Energy Security Strategy and heritage. March 2023
# Johannes Kip. February 2023.
# IHBC at 25, where it came from, how it has evolved and where it might go. February 2023.
# Moseley School of Art. February 2023.
# Diversity and inclusion in conservation training. February 2023.
# Is a hot dog a sandwich. January 2023
# Making Greyfriars accessible. January 2023
# IHBC welcomes Levelling Up Fund focus on places and heritage for people. January 2023
# Soho Manufactory, Mint and Foundry, West Midlands: where Boulton, Watt and Murdoch made history. January 2023
# Diversity in the heritage workspace. January 2023
# Steel Architecture: the designed landscape of modernity. January 2023
# Heritage and mental health. January 2023
# Boston Council Section 215 prosecution for failure to maintain listed building. January 2023
# Chatham Historic Dockyard: world power to resurgence. January 2023
# The women who shaped British modernism. January 2023
# IHBC says farewell to 2022 with top 10 NewsBlogs. January 2023
# IHBC signpost update from Lords Committee on climate.December 2022
# Conserving the Historic Environment. December 2022
# Pride of Place: queer heritage. December 2022
# MPs back targeted Listed Buildings VAT cuts & presumption against demolition. December 2022
# The Value of Heritage report APPG CPP 2022. December 2022.
# Quakers and their Meeting Houses. December 2022.
# Equity, diversity and inclusion in the heritage sector. December 2022.
# ‎Queer Spaces: an atlas of LGBTQIAplus places and stories. December 2022.
# How architecture can suppress cultural identity. December 2022.
# Shop signs. November 2022
# Masters of their Craft: the art, architecture and garden design of the Nesfields. November 2022
# Demolishing Whitehall. November 2022
# Aspects of copper roofing. November 2022
# Iron frames in textile mills. November 2022
# Cathodic protection in church towers. November 2022
# Pier Paolo Pasolini. November 2022
# Interview with Liz Mayle. November 2022
# Oasts and Hop Kilns: a history. October 2022
# IHBC25 - marking IHBC's silver anniversary. October 2022
# Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations. October 2022
# What does conservation practice entail? October 2022
# Two Men in a Boat: rowing two rivers. October 2022
# ‎Moulds in historic buildings. October 2022
# The Architecture and Legacy of British Railway Buildings: 1825 to present day. October 2022
# Shipton Sollars St Mary. October 2022
# Kyiv: a tour of the city. October 2022
# Construction History Vol 36, No 2, 2021. October 2022
# IHBC Membership Application Training Events MATE. September 2022
# 59 Greek Street: home of the Theatre Girls' Club. September 2022
# Planning reform in England. September 2022
# Design codes: intentions and reality. September 2022
# The Construction Historian, Issue 9, March 2022. September 2022
# Design codes and pattern books. September 2022
# The Association of Preservation Technology Bulletin (Vol LII, No 4, 2021). September 2022
# Investigation of moisture and its effects on traditional buildings. September 2022
# The history of building regulations and control. September 2022
# ASCHB Transactions. September 2022
# SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2022‎. August 2022
# IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards 2022. August 2022
# ‎Interview with Michael Foley. August 2022
# IHBC Affiliate status. August 2022
# IHBC respond to Parliamentary Committee on Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill. August 2022
# Landownership in England in 1909. August 2022
# The restoration of Thiepval. August 2022
# Cemetourism. July 2022

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IHBC Stress Awareness Month; Heritage Staff wellbeing at work survey

2025-04-09T11:46:42Z

Danrig:

[[File:IHBC_General-People_1000.jpg|link=File:IHBC_General-People_1000.jpg]]

The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

Take the [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HeritageStaffWellbeingAtWork Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey HERE] - Open until 1 May

Please take just a few minutes to complete it, and contribute to a better understanding of wellbeing challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Introduced at the IHBC Council meeting on 24th March – [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42545 as reported HERE] – this short and confidential survey aims to gather valuable insights to help inform future discussions and initiatives. It emerges in response to an item for discussion at a previous Council meeting where one of IHBC’s members shared their own personal experience of the very serious impacts of workplace stress, and highlighted significant concerns regarding the wellbeing of heritage staff in the sector.

IHBC Education Officer, Angharad Hart, said:

‘I was delighted to be able to introduce the Wellbeing at Work survey at the IHBC Council meeting on Monday. This confidential and quick survey is an important opportunity to better understand and support the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector.’

‘I’d encourage as many people as possible to take part and share their experiences.’

‘Wherever you find yourself on the wellbeing scale, your insights and experiences will help us gain a clearer picture of the reality for those working and volunteering in the sector, and inform future actions and strategies.’

Take the survey here: [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HeritageStaffWellbeingAtWork Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey]

See more on the [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42545 IHBC’s first blended Council HERE]

See more background:

* [https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month-job-stress-and-incivility https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month-job-stress-and-incivility]
* [https://www.stress.org.uk/stress-awareness-month-2025/ https://www.stress.org.uk/stress-awareness-month-2025/]
* [http://interchange.moray.gov.uk/int_standard/Page_141309.html http://interchange.moray.gov.uk/int_standard/Page_141309.html]
* [https://www.talk-business.co.uk/2025/04/03/why-stress-awareness-month-matters-for-small-business-owners/ https://www.talk-business.co.uk/2025/04/03/why-stress-awareness-month-matters-for-small-business-owners/]

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This article appears on the IHBC news and blog site as "[https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645 April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May]" dated 8 April, 2025.

--[[User:Institute_of_Historic_Building_Conservation|IHBC]]

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IHBC Stress Awareness Month; Heritage Staff wellbeing at work survey

2025-04-09T11:42:17Z

Danrig:

[[File:IHBC General-People 1000.jpg]]

The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

Take the [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HeritageStaffWellbeingAtWork Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey HERE] - Open until 1 May

Please take just a few minutes to complete it, and contribute to a better understanding of wellbeing challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Introduced at the IHBC Council meeting on 24th March – [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42545 as reported HERE] – this short and confidential survey aims to gather valuable insights to help inform future discussions and initiatives. It emerges in response to an item for discussion at a previous Council meeting where one of IHBC’s members shared their own personal experience of the very serious impacts of workplace stress, and highlighted significant concerns regarding the wellbeing of heritage staff in the sector.

IHBC Education Officer, Angharad Hart, said:

‘I was delighted to be able to introduce the Wellbeing at Work survey at the IHBC Council meeting on Monday. This confidential and quick survey is an important opportunity to better understand and support the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector.’

‘I’d encourage as many people as possible to take part and share their experiences.’

‘Wherever you find yourself on the wellbeing scale, your insights and experiences will help us gain a clearer picture of the reality for those working and volunteering in the sector, and inform future actions and strategies.’

Take the survey here: [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HeritageStaffWellbeingAtWork Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey]

See more on the [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42545 IHBC’s first blended Council HERE]

See more background:

* [https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month-job-stress-and-incivility https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month-job-stress-and-incivility]
* [https://www.stress.org.uk/stress-awareness-month-2025/ https://www.stress.org.uk/stress-awareness-month-2025/]
* [http://interchange.moray.gov.uk/int_standard/Page_141309.html http://interchange.moray.gov.uk/int_standard/Page_141309.html]
* [https://www.talk-business.co.uk/2025/04/03/why-stress-awareness-month-matters-for-small-business-owners/ https://www.talk-business.co.uk/2025/04/03/why-stress-awareness-month-matters-for-small-business-owners/]

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This article appears on the IHBC news and blog site as "[https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645 April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May]" dated 8 April, 2025.

--[[User:Institute_of_Historic_Building_Conservation|IHBC]]

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File:IHBC General-People 1000.jpg

2025-04-09T11:38:57Z

Danrig: https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645

[https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645 https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645]

File:IHBC General-People 350.jpg

2025-04-09T11:38:44Z

Danrig: https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645

[https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645 https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=42645]

IHBC Stress Awareness Month; Heritage Staff wellbeing at work survey

2025-04-09T11:27:42Z

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The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

Take the Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey HERE

Open until 1 May

Please take just a few minutes to complete it, and contribute to a better understanding of wellbeing challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Introduced at the IHBC Council meeting on 24th March – as reported HERE – this short and confidential survey aims to gather valuable insights to help inform future discussions and initiatives. It emerges in response to an item for discussion at a previous Council meeting where one of IHBC’s members shared their own personal experience of the very serious impacts of workplace stress, and highlighted significant concerns regarding the wellbeing of heritage staff in the sector.

IHBC Education Officer, Angharad Hart, said: ‘I was delighted to be able to introduce the Wellbeing at Work survey at the IHBC Council meeting on Monday. This confidential and quick survey is an important opportunity to better understand and support the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector.’

‘I’d encourage as many people as possible to take part and share their experiences.’

‘Wherever you find yourself on the wellbeing scale, your insights and experiences will help us gain a clearer picture of the reality for those working and volunteering in the sector, and inform future actions and strategies.’

Take the survey here: Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey

See more on the IHBC’s first blended Council HERE

See more background:

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Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of levies

2025-04-09T11:23:37Z

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Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T11:22:26Z

Danrig:

[[File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025_1000.jpg|link=File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025_1000.jpg]]

Electricity prices are four times higher than gas, making it harder for households and businesses to switch to cleaner fuel. This is all down to outdated taxation (or levies) on electricity. Almost half of all electricity is now produced from renewable sources.

ECA has long advocated for the reform of levies on electricity by rebalancing of taxation between electricity and gas. In Britain we are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world, slowing down the adoption of electrification in heat and transport. ECA, along with 35 organisations from the energy sector, have written an open letter to the Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, calling for urgent reform of the electricity levies.

The number one recommendation of the independent [https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/ Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget] is to make electricity cheaper by removing policy costs. The joint letter supports this position, while pointing out the importance of electrification to the UK energy security and independence in an unstable world.

The letter said: “Even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets the UK cannot influence." Full Letter below and via [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eca_we-urgently-need-reform-on-energy-bill-levies-activity-7313115601076379648--UP8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAfr4awBKHPFGr1d4jVWMC8yAHW8B2a5XfY this link]

"Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

28 March 2025

Dear Secretary of State,

You have made tremendous progress already in your Clean Power Mission. We are writing to you today to support you in making further progress on making it easier for people to benefit more directly from a cleaner power supply.

British people and industry are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world. We ask that you initiate a consultation process to urgently address Britain's high energy bills. This should include policy levy reform.

You are right that moving to a more electrified energy system can cut costs for all, greatly enhance energy security by shielding the economy from gas markets, and lower pollution.

But with the government's policy levies on energy bills, which are almost entirely on electricity, electric technologies and appliances are not always the easy choice consumers that they should be.

The classic example is a heat pump. Its efficiency means it should cost less, sometimes much less, to provide the same heating service as a gas boiler, but the levies on electricity can stop this from happening.

If the government wants people to adopt electric cookers, heating, and cars, it must stop giving older technologies and fossil fuels a de facto subsidy over electricity. At minimum, we need a level playing field.

High prices and levies today are leaving many of the most vulnerable people dependent on older, less efficient electric heating appliances with bills they struggle to afford. We should upgrade these old appliances to modern equivalents to cut bills and expand the potential for flexible energy management.

Levy reform should ensure a fair distribution of costs for people, create more routes to educe energy bills overall, be compatible with tackling climate change, and be as economy-wide and technology-agnostic as possible.

The Climate Change Committee's advice is clear: we must make electricity cheaper if we are to electrify and decarbonise heating and transport, the two largest sources of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

But even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets that the UK cannot influence.

The best option would be to remove the levies from all energy bills, but we appreciate that, given the current economic environment, this is likely not possible.

We would also support a rebalancing of levy schemes between electricity and gas. Any changes to how policy costs are applied to electricity and gas must be mitigated by better targeted bill support for households who are struggling most with energy costs, as recommended by Citizens Advice, Energy UK, and Nesta.

Another option we would support is a redistribution of overall levy cost rather than individual levies, to create a more coherent, flexible, transparent, and fairer levy system across gas and electricity. There is more than one way to do this and as with levy scheme rebalancing it would require accompanying fuel poverty support. Individual signatories can provide more details through consultation.

All of these options should be combined with wider energy bill reform and policies to ensure those in most need are not unfairly penalised. The heating and transport transitions will take years and trade offs are necessary. But moving to a smarter, lower cost system that protects British households from volatile international gas markets is critical for economic growth.

We would not support a new levy on gas consumption to subsidise the operation of specific electric technologies. This will make an incoherent system worse and undermine public perceptions of electric technologies as something being forced upon them.

There are other options, too, which individually we will provide as part of the consultation process. The important thing is that the government makes progress on this long overdue policy. We ask that the government consults as soon as possible so the energy and charity sectors can feed back their conclusions after three to four years of debate, with the urgency that people and industry deserve.

Yours sincerely,

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Centre for Net Zero

Citizens Advice

Clarion Housing Group

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EDF Energy

Electrical Contractors' Association

Energy Saving Trust

Energy Systems Catapult

EVA England

Green Alliance

Heat Pump Association
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Heat Pump Federation

Kensa

MCS Foundation

Mixergy

National Energy Action

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Places for People

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Renewable Energy Associatio

Renewable Ul

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Tepeo Vaillant
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This article appears on the ECA news and blog site as "[https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies ECA calls for urgent reform of electricity levies]" dated 8 April, 2025.

--[[User:ECA|ECA]]

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Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T11:21:40Z

Danrig:

[[File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025_1000.jpg|link=File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025_1000.jpg]]

Electricity prices are four times higher than gas, making it harder for households and businesses to switch to cleaner fuel. This is all down to outdated taxation (or levies) on electricity. Almost half of all electricity is now produced from renewable sources.

ECA has long advocated for the reform of levies on electricity by rebalancing of taxation between electricity and gas. In Britain we are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world, slowing down the adoption of electrification in heat and transport. ECA, along with 35 organisations from the energy sector, have written an open letter to the Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, calling for urgent reform of the electricity levies.

The number one recommendation of the independent [https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/ Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget] is to make electricity cheaper by removing policy costs. The joint letter supports this position, while pointing out the importance of electrification to the UK energy security and independence in an unstable world.

The letter said: “Even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets the UK cannot influence." Full Letter below and via [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eca_we-urgently-need-reform-on-energy-bill-levies-activity-7313115601076379648--UP8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAfr4awBKHPFGr1d4jVWMC8yAHW8B2a5XfY this link]

"Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

28 March 2025

Dear Secretary of State,

You have made tremendous progress already in your Clean Power Mission. We are writing to you today to support you in making further progress on making it easier for people to benefit more directly from a cleaner power supply.

British people and industry are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world. We ask that you initiate a consultation process to urgently address Britain's high energy bills. This should include policy levy reform.

You are right that moving to a more electrified energy system can cut costs for all, greatly enhance energy security by shielding the economy from gas markets, and lower pollution.

But with the government's policy levies on energy bills, which are almost entirely on electricity, electric technologies and appliances are not always the easy choice consumers that they should be.

The classic example is a heat pump. Its efficiency means it should cost less, sometimes much less, to provide the same heating service as a gas boiler, but the levies on electricity can stop this from happening.

If the government wants people to adopt electric cookers, heating, and cars, it must stop giving older technologies and fossil fuels a de facto subsidy over electricity. At minimum, we need a level playing field.

High prices and levies today are leaving many of the most vulnerable people dependent on older, less efficient electric heating appliances with bills they struggle to afford. We should upgrade these old appliances to modern equivalents to cut bills and expand the potential for flexible energy management.

Levy reform should ensure a fair distribution of costs for people, create more routes to educe energy bills overall, be compatible with tackling climate change, and be as economy-wide and technology-agnostic as possible.

The Climate Change Committee's advice is clear: we must make electricity cheaper if we are to electrify and decarbonise heating and transport, the two largest sources of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

But even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets that the UK cannot influence.

The best option would be to remove the levies from all energy bills, but we appreciate that, given the current economic environment, this is likely not possible.

We would also support a rebalancing of levy schemes between electricity and gas. Any changes to how policy costs are applied to electricity and gas must be mitigated by better targeted bill support for households who are struggling most with energy costs, as recommended by Citizens Advice, Energy UK, and Nesta.

Another option we would support is a redistribution of overall levy cost rather than individual levies, to create a more coherent, flexible, transparent, and fairer levy system across gas and electricity. There is more than one way to do this and as with levy scheme rebalancing it would require accompanying fuel poverty support. Individual signatories can provide more details through consultation.

All of these options should be combined with wider energy bill reform and policies to ensure those in most need are not unfairly penalised. The heating and transport transitions will take years and trade offs are necessary. But moving to a smarter, lower cost system that protects British households from volatile international gas markets is critical for economic growth.

We would not support a new levy on gas consumption to subsidise the operation of specific electric technologies. This will make an incoherent system worse and undermine public perceptions of electric technologies as something being forced upon them.

There are other options, too, which individually we will provide as part of the consultation process. The important thing is that the government makes progress on this long overdue policy. We ask that the government consults as soon as possible so the energy and charity sectors can feed back their conclusions after three to four years of debate, with the urgency that people and industry deserve.

Yours sincerely,

{|
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Electrify Britain

E.ON

Aira

Association for Decentralised Energy

BEAMA

Calisen

Centre for Net Zero

Citizens Advice

Clarion Housing Group

Community Energy Englanc

EDF Energy

Electrical Contractors' Association

Energy Saving Trust

Energy Systems Catapult

EVA England

Green Alliance

Heat Pump Association
|width="50%"|
Heat Pump Federation

Kensa

MCS Foundation

Mixergy

National Energy Action

Nesta ictopus Energ

VO Energ

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CIOB articles

2025-04-09T11:18:41Z

Danrig:

The following articles were created with content sourced from the Chartered Institute of Building.

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# CIOB Client Guide (2nd edition). April 2025
# Retrofit of Buildings, a CIOB Technical Publication available in 3 languages. April 2025
# 600 million investment for 60,000 more skilled construction workers announced (mention). March 2025
# CIOB Apprentice of the Year 2024/2025. March 2025
# CIOB shares insights on attracting more young people to construction. March 2025
# CIOB student challenge inspires a new wave of Irish construction professionals. March 2025
# Lack of construction careers advice threatens housing targets, CIOB warns. March 2025
# UN SDGs provide blueprint for constructions sustainability efforts. March 2025
# Institute of Roofing members welcomed into CIOB. February 2025
# Reactions to the government response to the Grenfell inquiry final report. February 2025
# Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (repost). February 2025
# Nominations sought for awards celebrating construction excellence in Ireland and Northern Ireland. February 2025
# CIOB Northern Ireland inspires next generation of construction talent. February 2025
# Practical steps that can be undertaken in the Management of Contractors to discharge the relevant CDM 2015 duties. January 2025
# CIOB Art of Building 2024 judges choice winner‎. January 2025
# CIOB Art of Building 2024 public choice winner. January 2025
# CIOB Construction Manager of the Year award shortlist revealed. January 2025
# Caroline Gumble to step down as CIOB CEO in 2025 after transformative tenure. January 2025
# CIOB photographic competition public vote. January 2025
# CIOB photographic competition final images revealed. December 2024
# Principal Contractor Competency Certification Scheme. December 2024
# CIOB launches global mental health survey. December 2024
# Retrofit of Buildings, a CIOB Technical Publication. (repost) November 2024
# New homebuilding skills hub launch and industry response. November 2024
# Quality Planning for Micro and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (repost and tweak). November 2024
# CIOB Ireland launches manifesto for 2024 General Election. November 2024
# Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment. November 2024
# Reactions to the Autumn Budget announcement. October 2024
# Innovative Silica Safety Toolkit Receives Funding Boost in Memory of Construction Visionary. October 2024.
# CIOB signs up to Green Skills At Cop campaign. October 2024.
# CIOB Art of Building photo contest 2024. October 2024.
# CIOB reveals worrying landscape for construction SMEs in Wales. October 2024.
# Digital series on the role of construction in tackling the biodiversity crisis. October 2024.
# A Better Hiring Toolkit for construction (mention). October 2024.
# Ireland budget announcement 2025: CIOB responds. October 2024.
# Retrofit of Buildings, a CIOB Technical Publication (repost). September 2024
# Impact of digital technology on productivity in construction. September 2024
# CIOB and MMC Ireland announce strategic partnership. September 2024
# Industry responds to the final Grenfell inquiry report. September 2024
# CIOB Podcast: 21st Century Construction. September 2024
# CIAT collaborates with CIOB, CIfA, Icon to launch The Arc. August 2024
# Making Diversity and Inclusion easy for SMEs‎.August 2024
# CIOB issue statement in response to riots. August 2024
# CIOB announces sustainability champion Saul Humphrey as vice president for 2024 2025. August 2024
# Guide to Construction Quality (Site Production and Assembly). August 2024
# CIOB's insight into the new Labour government ministers. August 2024
# Retrofit of Buildings, a CIOB Technical Publication. July 2024
# Industry reacts to first labour government King's speech in fifteen years. July 2024
# CIOB Diversity and Inclusion technical information sheet. July 2024
# Construction industry reactions to the election result. July 2024
# Sustainable Development Goals must be focus for construction says CIOB President. June 2024
# New playbook on AI in construction published by CIOB. June 2024
# Principal Contractor Competency Certification Scheme PCCCS. June 2024
# CIOB Awards. (2025 update). June 2024
# The construction industry and the general election (mention). June 2024
# CIOB launches pre-election manifesto. May 2024
# Retrofit experts highlight critical actions Scottish Government must take to reach net-zero targets. May 2024
# Digital construction awards. 2024 shortlists. May 2024
# Digital Construction Awards 2023 Winners. May 2024
# Digital Construction Awards 2022 Winners. May 2024
# CIOB announces new trustees for 2024. May 2024
# Homeowners fear cost-of-living crisis will derail home improvement plans. May 2024
# Global Student Challenge 2024. April 2024
# Investors in People: CIOB achieves gold. April 2024
# Built environment project and programme management codes of practice. April 2024
# Code of Practice for Project Management for the Built Environment, 6th edition. April 2024
# Code of Practice for Programme Management in the Built Environment. Second edition. April 2024
# CIOB awards ceremony 2024. April 2024
# Barriers and benefits of MMC for Irish housing. April 2024.
# CIOB Client Guide. March 2024
# Employing People with Criminal Convictions in Construction. March 2024
# The reluctance of construction to hire people with criminal convictions revealed. March 2024
# Industry responds to the 2024 Spring Budget announcement. March 2024
# CIOB responds to the 2024 Spring Budget announcement. March 2024
# Building conservation; meaning, understanding and implementation (repost). February 2024
# CIOB comment on Biodiversity Net Gain legislation. February 2024
# CIOB joins forces to urge Government to regulate embodied carbon. February 2024
# The Paul Dockerill Award. February 2024
# Collaboration and challenge. January 2024
# Duty holders according to the Building Regulations Amendment 2023. January 2024
# What the Building Safety Act 2022 means for construction clients.January 2024
# Competence framework for project managers in the built environment launched (mention). January 2024
# Winners of world’s largest built environment photography competition 2023. January 2023.
# Art of Building 2023, vote for the finalists. December 2023.
# Rebecca Lovelace of Building People and CIOB EDI Individual Award Winner 2022 (CIOB mention). December 2023.
# CIOB Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awards. December 2023.
# Finalists for 2024 CIOB Awards revealed. December 2023.
# The impact of pandemic and new legislation on academy training courses. December 2023.
# 2023 CIOB photography competition public choice award shortlist. December 2023.
# 2023 HSE data on workplace injuries and ill health with industry response‎ (CIOB section). November 2023.
# CIOB responds to the latest HSE data on workplace injuries, ill health and fatalities. November 2023.
# CIOB comments on the Chancellor's Autumn Budget. November 2023.
# 2023 Autumn Statement in brief with reactions (CIOB mention). November 2023.
# Building Safety Act Awareness course launched. November 2023
# Digital Transformation for SMEs: Unlocking the Benefits. November 2023
# CIOB energy efficiency survey. October 2023
# CIOB Ireland responds to Budget 2024. October 2023
# CIOB Art of Building photo contest 2023. October 2023
# Industry reaction to scaling back of HS2 (mention). October 2023
# CIOB social value report 2023. October 2023
# Guide to sustainability in the built environment. October 2023
# Guest editor, Phil Henry (mention). October 2023
# Industry responds to Prime Ministers Net Zero policy announcement. September 2023
# CIOB responds to net zero scaling back. September 2023
# 2023 CIOB Awards Scotland. September 2023
# Construction industry statements and responses to RAAC crisis (CIOB mention). September 2023
# CIOB statement on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete‎. September 2023.
# CIOB Building Performance and Evaluation Guide (repost). September 2023.
# A Guide to Managing Safety Critical Elements in Building Construction (repost). September 2023.
# CIOB aims to help ex-offenders build a career in construction. September 2023.
# Help to Fix loan would drive retrofitting says CIOB. August 2023.
# CIOB welcomes new Vice President for 2025. August 2023.
# Top areas every professional needs to do to improve fire safety. August 2023
# Decision on second staircases, Michael Gove. July 2023.
# CIOB comments on Shortage Occupation List. July 2023
# Introduction to Facilities Management for Project Managers in the Built Environment. July 2023
# CIOB People, PPE that fits campaign. July 2023
# A sustainable future for Liverpool. July 2023
# Diversity and inclusion; free course from the CIOB Academy. July 2023
# New CIOB President calls for greater collaboration across construction, education and policy makers. June 2023
# New CIOB Technical Membership, TechCIOB grade aimed at technical experts. June 2023
# Search resumes for coveted CIOB Awards entries. June 2023
# Building Up Ireland: professional insights from the construction sector in 2023. June 2023
# Retrofitting plan for Scotland. May 2023
# CIOB Awards (updated postponement). May 2023
# CIOB Awards 2023 - Search begins for construction's leading lights (updated postponement). May 2023
# Embrace social value or get left behind warns CIOB. May 2023
# Universitas Indonesia win CIOB Global Student Challenge 2023. April 2023
# Revealing the real face of construction. April 2023
# Creation of Housing Minister for Scotland welcomed by CIOB. March2023
# A Guide to Managing Safety Critical Elements in Building Construction. March 2023
# CIOB reveals 2023 Global Student Challenge finalists‎. March 2023
# CIOB supports Scottish charter on construction quality. March 2023
# 2023 Spring Budget summary and industry response. March 2023
# CIOB launches digital resources for construction clients. March 2023
# CIOB Art of Building exhibition opens in China. February 2023
# Digital Construction Awards. February 2023
# CIOB five-year plan. January 2022
# (Enter the) Digital Construction Awards 2023. January 2022
# CIOB Art of Building photo contest 2022 winners. January 2022
# CIOB Building Performance and Evaluation Guide. January 2023
# CIOB Awards 2023 - Search begins for construction's leading lights. January 2023
# CIOB Global Student Challenge 2023. January 2023
# CIOB holds the Art of Building photo contest 2022. December 2022
# CIOB Academy publication, Quality planning for micro and SMEs. December 2022
# CIOB proposes stamp duty deferral on fixer uppers in RoI and NI. December 2022
# CIOB appoints new Vice President for 2022. November 2022
# Inaugural equality, diversity & inclusion conference. November 2022
# Chancellor's 2022 Autumn statement industry response. (joint mention) November 2022
# What are post-nominals ? November 2022
# CIOB at the party conferences 2022‎. November 2022
# CIOB tomorrow leaders community. November 2022
# CIOB Academy course, UN Sustainable Development Goals. October 2022
# CIOB Comment as Rishi Sunak becomes new Prime Minister. October 2022
# CIOB holds the Art of Building photo contest 2022. October 2022
# Scottish construction celebrated at CIOB Awards. October 2022
# Diversity & Inclusion Charter receives 100th signature. October 2022
# CIOB awards (Updated for 2022 event). September 2022
# CIOB Ireland responds to Budget 2023. September 2022
# CIOB reaction to September 2022 mini budget. September 2022
# Industry responds to Liz Truss as new Prime Minister. Septeber 2022
# Lessons learnt during Covid-19 pandemic leave lasting legacy. August 2022
# Finalists for 2022 CIOB Awards revealed. August 2022
# CIOB's response to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. August 2022
# Three year equity, diversity and inclusion action plan. August 2022
# CIOB Managing Temporary Works Technical Information Sheet‎. July 2022
# CIOB Smoke Control Management Technical Information Sheet‎. July 2022
# CIOB Logistics Technical Information Sheet‎. July 2022
# CIOB Academy. July 2022 (updated)
# Construction industry bodies set out shared vision for the built environment. Academy. July 2022
# New CIOB President for 2022. June 2022.
# Sixth edition of the Code of Practice for Project Management. June 2022
# The Platinum Jubilee and Royal Charters. June 2022
# Anti-Slavery Commissioner say construction workers still at risk of exploitation. May 2022
# Buildings client group (BCG). April 2022 ‎
# CIOB awards. April 2022.
# The Construction Innovation and Quality Scholarship. April 2022
# Safer Buildings Conference. February 2022.
# CIOB accepted onto register of end-point assessment organisations. February 2022.
# CIOB strengthens governance structure with new Chair role. February 2022.
# The impact of silicosis on the construction industry. January 2022.
# Charter for diversity and inclusion in construction and special report launched by CIOB. November 2021.
# CIOB holds net zero event with industry experts and UK Government. November 2021.
# CIOB Global Student Challenge 2022. November 2021.
# CIOB response to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021. October 2021.
# CIOB Ireland responds to Budget 2022. October 2021.
# Skyscrapers, staircases and optical illusions - the Art of Building is back. October 2021.
# Meeting the demand for housing in the UK. September 2021.
# CIOB responds to Newsnight report - Trapped: the UK's building safety crisis. September 2021.
# CIOB responds to skills strategy for Northern Ireland. August 2021.
# CIOB responds to CITB mental health and wellbeing report. August 2021.
# CIOB Connect mobile app. August 2021.
# Diploma in Building Safety Management. July 2021
# CIOB reviews the Building Safety Bill. July 2021.
# Pyrite and mica redress issues in Dail Eireann. July 2021.
# Interview with Paloma Hermoso, Senior Project Manager CIOB MAPM, Baker Ruff Hannon. June 2021.
# Chartered builders and chartered construction managers receive official recognition in Northern Ireland public procurement. June 2021.
# CIOB Global Student Challenge 2021 finalists. May 2021.
# Annual construction awards introduce two new categories. April 2021.
# Irish construction may struggle to meet demands. April 2021.
# Future Buildings Standard shortcomings raised. April 2021.
# Investors In People award CIOB silver accreditation. April 2021.
# Virtual reality construction experience for students. March 2021.
# January 2021 construction output figures. March 2021.
# Successor activity. February 2021.
# Stress test. February 2021.
# Start-finish logic. February 2021.
# Start-start logic. February 2021.
# Rescheduling. February 2021.
# Standard project. February 2021.
# Progress date. February 2021.
# Predecessor activity. February 2021.
# Finish-start logic. February 2021.
# CIOB Planning Protocol 2021. February 2021.
# CIOB conservation scheme welcomes retrofit roles. February 2021.
# December 2020 GDP figures show construction vulnerable. February 2021.
# New Homes Quality Board. February 2021.
# CIOB Adapt and Thrive conference 2021. February 2021.
# Protecting tenants and leaseholders from unsafe cladding. February 2021.
# Health performance indicators in the built environment. January 2021.
# Construction quality management guide. January 2021.
# Fire safety certification from CIOB. January 2021.
# CIOB responds to Sixth Carbon Budget. December 2020.
# Golden Thread report published by CIOB and i3PT. December 2020.
# CIOB 2020 CMYA and Rising Stars Announced. November 2020.
# CIOB Global Student Challenge 2021. November 2020.
# CIOB building conservation courses receive English Heritage endorsement. November 2020.
# Leading built environment bodies call for sprinklers in all schools. October 2020.
# CIOB holds the Art of Building photo contest. October 2020.
# CIOB reacts to 2020 Winter Economy Plan. September 2020.
# Finalists announced for CIOB Rising Star Award 2020. August 2020.
# Government urged to include home energy retrofits in Industrial Strategy. August 2020.
# CIOB president sees change ahead. June 2020.
# UK BIM Alliance and CIOB join forces. June 2020.
# Construction sites urged to integrate test and trace. June 2020.
# Understanding mental health in the built environment. May 2020.
# Quality policy. May 2020
# The CIOB welcomes assurance of Exchequer-funded capital projects in Ireland. Apr 2020
# Northern Ireland construction output Q4 2019. Apr 2020
# BEIS Reforming Regulation Initiative. Apr 2020
# Proposed changes: MHCLG consultation on house building statistics. Apr 2020
# CIOB urges construction industry to share PPE with healthcare providers. Mar 2020
# Construction output and GDP for quarter 4 2019. Feb 2020
# Auction theory. July 2019
# CIOB quality management code. Sep 2019
# CIOB response to 'Building a Safer Future' consultation. Aug 2019
# CIOB Value of Construction: Scotland report. Jun 2019
# Time and cost management contract suite. May 2019
# What does the Northern Powerhouse mean for us?. May 2019
# Invest in getting estimates right. Apr 2019
# Modern slavery in the construction sector. Apr 2019
# Balance for Better: Why lack of diversity is an issue for everyone. Mar 2019
# Research and development tax credits. Feb 2019
# Combined action needed to tackle severe skills shortages. Feb 2019
# The Role of Security in the Construction Industry. Feb 2019
# Development schedule. Jan 2019
# Improving quality in the built environment. Dec 2018
# CIOB Chief Executive announces retirement. Nov 2018
# Construction quality management course. Sep 2018
# Sustainable construction and development online course. Aug 2018
# Aircrete blocks. Jul 2018
# Construction and the Modern Slavery Act. May 2018
# Building in Quality: Joint Memorandum of Understanding. Mar 2018
# Guide to good practice in the management of time in major projects: Dynamic time modelling. Feb 2018
# CIOB and Stronger Together. Oct 2017
# CIOB Building Conservation Certification Scheme. Jun 2017
# CIOB Commission of Past Presidents. Jun 2017
# CIOB 2017 manifesto. May 2017
# Think Construction toolkit. May 2017
# CIOB join Build UK. Mar 2017
# Modern slavery toolkit. Feb 2017
# One CIOB. Jan 2017
# All-in rates. Dec 2016
# Approved contractor. Dec 2016
# Code of Estimating Practice. Dec 2016
# Consortium. Dec 2016
# Head office overheads. Dec 2016
# Mark-up. Dec 2016
# Masterminds of Construction. Dec 2016
# New code of estimating practice. Dec 2016
# Project overheads. Dec 2016
# Social mobility and construction: Building routes to opportunity. Dec 2016
# Tender works programme. Dec 2016
# CIOB academy. Nov 2016
# Code of practice for programme management. Sep 2016
# Code of practice for project management. Sep 2016
# The changing form of building worldwide 1984. Sep 2016
# Building a fairer system: Tackling modern day slavery. Jul 2016
# CIOB International innovation and research awards 2016. Jul 2016
# Craft your Future. May 2016
# Productivity in construction: Creating a framework for the industry to thrive. May 2016
# Exploring the impact of the ageing population on the workforce and built environment. Dec 2015
# The effectiveness of current smart home technologies to improve energy efficiency. Sep 2015
# 3D MOVE: Mobile Immersive Visualisation Environment. May 2015
# BIM Development for the Crossrail Farringdon Station. May 2015
# BIM-Hub, Educating Future Built Environment Professionals to Work in BIM Environment. May 2015
# Comparing the fit between BREEAM assessment and design processes. May 2015
# Construction efficiency: A tale of two developed countries. May 2015
# Does NEC3 aid collaboration in construction?. May 2015
# Effect of safety investments on safety performance of building projects. May 2015
# Icynene spray foam insulation. May 2015
# Improving the Safety of Single Carriageways in Northern Ireland. May 2015
# Inspiring the future initiative for schools. May 2015
# Japanese construction contractors in the international market. May 2015
# Modelling building construction durations in Nigeria. May 2015
# Oxypod. May 2015
# Q-Bot. May 2015
# Risk identification and allocation of Singapore construction joint venture projects with developing countries. May 2015
# Site Reconnaissance App SRAp. May 2015
# The history of human resource management. May 2015
# UtterBerry intelligent wireless sensor system. May 2015
# Bowen Jenkins Legacy Research Fund. Mar 2015
# Flagship first project for CPC 2013. Feb 2015
# Biomimicry. Mar 2014
# Chaos theory. Mar 2014
# Complexity theory. Mar 2014
# Fuzzy logic. Mar 2014
# Construction site personnel. Nov 2013
# Quality control for construction works. Nov 2013
# Site personnel. Nov 2013
# Client commissioning of construction works. Oct 2013
# Commissioning v testing. Oct 2013
# Computers in building design. Oct 2013
# Computers in construction tendering. Oct 2013
# Computers in the management of construction. Oct 2013
# Critical path method CPM. Oct 2013
# Ex gratis payment. Oct 2013
# Gantt chart. Oct 2013
# Overcoming difficulties in construction value management. Oct 2013
# Project manager's report for building design and construction. Oct 2013
# Scheduling construction activities. Oct 2013
# Productivity in building design and construction. Sep 2013
# Cost control in building design and construction. Sep 2013
# Design management plan. Sep 2013
# Site selection and acquisition for construction. Sep 2013
# Value engineering in building design and construction. Sep 2013
# Value in building design and construction. Sep 2013
# Value management techniques for building design and construction. Sep 2013
# Complex projects contract CPC 2013. Aug 2013
# Construction organisation design. Aug 2013
# Types of construction organisations. Aug 2013
# Time and cost management contract TCM15. Apr 2013
# Risk management. Nov 2011
# Value management in building design and construction. Nov 2011

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= CIOB reaction to September 2022 mini budget =

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Articles by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)

2025-04-09T11:16:52Z

Danrig:

The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) is the UK’s leading trade association that represents and supports the interests of businesses and organisations involved in electrotechnical and engineering services design, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance and monitoring across the UK (excluding Scotland). Since 1901

ECA is a founder member of [https://www.actuateuk.org.uk/ Actuate UK], a collective of eight leading trade, technology, research, and professional bodies in engineering services that deliver a single, consolidated voice for the sector.

= Articles by ECA on Designing Buildings include: =

# Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies. April 2025
# 50th Golden anniversary ECA Edmundson apprentice award launched. April 2025
# Global Asbestos Awareness Week; highlighting the continued threat. March 2025.
# The Aldershot Half-house. March 2025.
# Spring Statement 2025. mention quote. March 2025.
# 600 million investment for 60,000 more skilled construction workers announced. mention quote. March 2025.
# Industry survey shows growth remains flat as skill shortages and volatile pricing persist. March 2025.
# Treasury responds to sector submission on Labour Warm Homes manifesto pledge. March 2025.
# ECA consultations on skills. March 2025.
# Skills shortage and ageing workforce hampering Scottish transition to net zero. (mention). March 2025.
# Reactions to the government response to the Grenfell inquiry final report. March 2025.
# Electrifying our Future: ECA's digital series unveils road to net-zero. March 2025.
# 50 years celebrating the ECA Apprenticeship Awards, as SMEs say the 10 years of the Apprenticeship Levy has failed them. February 2025.
# Flexibility over requirements to boost apprentice numbers (mention). February 2025.
# National Apprenticeship Week at ECA. February 2025
# National Apprenticeship Week 2025 (mention). February 2025
# Classroom electrician courses a 'waste of money'. February 2025
# Amendment to Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations approved. January 2025
# Solar PV company fined for health and safety failure. January 2025
# Strategic restructure to transform industry competence. December 2024
# Electrical businesses brace for project delays in 2025. December 2024
# Building trust with customers, and trusting tradesmen. December 2024
# New alliance will tackle skills shortage in greater Manchester. November 2024
# ECA launches Recharging Electrical Skills Charter in Wales. November 2024
# About the 5 Percent Club and its members. November 2024
# Delivering radical reform in the UK energy market. November 2024
# What does the UK Budget mean for electrical contractors? November 2024
# Reactions to the Autumn Budget announcement. October 2024
# Employment Rights Bill; making work pay. October 2024
# 2024 ECA Industry Awards evening. October 2024
# Can your business afford to ignore mental well-being? October 2024
# ISG administration, October support update. October 2024
# Crackdown on late payments in major support package for small businesses. October 2024
# Recharging Electrical Skills in Wales. October 2024
# ECA industry focus video channel. October 2024
# ECA learning zone video channel. October 2024
# Support for ISG contractors, companies and employees (mention). September 2024
# ISG files for administration. September 2024
# Wall of support for post-Grenfell regulation of electricians highlighted on radio. September 2024
# New ECA learning zone and industry focus videos (update). September 2024
# Skills gap highlighted to Minister for Industry. September 2024
# Industry responds to the final Grenfell inquiry report. September 2024
# Extension to recognition of CE marking. September 2024.
# Building engineering business survey highlights persistent skills gap. August 2024
# What electrical contractors need to know about gate safety. August 2024
# A-Level results and electrical apprenticeships. August 2024
# ECA launches new Apprenticeship resources. August 2024
# ECA Industry Awards 2024 shortlist revealed. July 2024
# Electrical engineering firm's recruitment drive. July 2024
# Industry reacts to first labour government King's speech in fifteen years. July 2024
# Research project looking at UK cases of neutral current diversion. July 2024
# Neutral current diversion (mention and link). July 2024
# SkillELECTRIC Top 8 Competitors Named. July 2024
# Anonymous and safe reporting service to stop meter tampering. July 2024
# In brief, Rachel Reeves gives first speech as Chancellor (PR included). July 2024
# Construction industry reactions to the election result. July 2024
# At a Crossroads; Pathways to a Net Zero Future (mention). July 2024
# The ECA Recharging Electrical Skills Charter included in key report. July 2024
# The benefits of private medical insurance for large, medium and small electrical contractor firms. July 2024
# Beware of rogue trainers warns the electrotechnical skills partnership. June 2024
# ECA learning zone and industry focus video series. June 2024
# ECA exceeds carbon reduction targets. June 2024
# Future of Green Skills in Sussex. June 2024
# ECA general election campaign. June 2024
# The construction industry and the general election (mention). June 2024
# New electrical apprentice rates. May 2024
# Engineering services still struggle with labour shortages. May 2024
# New ECA president 2024. May 2024
# Coronation recognised eco apprenticeships continue help grow green workforce. May 2024
# No Falls Week. The importance of safe working at height. May 2024
# CLC publishes retrofit competence framework. May 2024
# ECA experts speak at Installation Seminar. May 2024
# Auditory health. April 2024
# An introduction to WERCS and WEEE responsibilities. April 2024
# ECA 2024 Apprentice of the Year Award. April 2024
# ECA Industry Awards 2024. April 2024
# Frankfurt industry fair leads the way. April 2024
# Advice following Options Skills training collapse. March 2024
# Electrical sector calls for safer public EV charge points. March 2024
# Apprenticeship announcement by prime minister welcomed with call for more actionable detail. March 2024
# Investing in Net Zero: bridging the gap between policy, finance and installation. March 2024
# ECA joins HSE campaign to support mental health. March 2024
# Industry responds to the 2024 Spring Budget announcement (mention). March 2024
# ECA responds to 2024 Spring Budget. March 2024
# The general election and why a shortage of electrical apprentices matters. March 2024
# ECA calls on London Mayor to prioritise green electrical skills in the capital. February 2024
# Final quarter 2023 survey of UK engineering services. February 2024
# Improving the terms of contractor payments. February 2024
# EBSSA unveils work to codify competences & standards for industry. January 2023
# Legislation needed in response to the role of retentions in company insolvency. January 2023
# Westminster urged to focus on local skills improvement or face skilled electrician shortfall. January 2023
# ECA and FSA Members voice concern over Wales apprenticeship cuts. January 2023
# First EAL Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Providing Electronic Fire and Security Systems students handed awards by Dame Judith Hackitt. January 2023
# UK WEEE compliance scheme responds to WEEE consultation. January 2023
# Stress free guide to Self Assessment. December 2023.
# ECA welcomes Government battery storage response. December 2023.
# Solar energy workforce goals and the ECA Charter to recharge electrical skills. December 2023.
# Electrical sector skills recharge at the House of Commons, as skills shortage bites. December 2023.
# Update on the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). December 2023.
# Does the Autumn Statement fire the starting pistol for an election campaign? November 2023
# 2023 Autumn Statement in brief with reactions (ECA mention). November 2023
# ECA applauds Chancellor’s 2023 Autumn Statement payment reforms for SMEs. November 2023
# Environment Agency cuts waste red tape. November 2023
# Bill to tackle lithium-ion batteries proposed. November 2023
# Cabinet office payment rules within the procurement act welcomed. November 2023
# Electrical skills shortage in Eastern England. October 2023
# A view from the 2023 Conservative and Labour party conferences. October 2023
# ECA helps Welsh Government consultation on Net Zero Skills. October 2023
# Call for support in green electrical apprentice shortfall. October 2023
# Electrician recognised for fundraising efforts. October 2023
# ECA 2023 Apprentice of the Year Award announcement. September 2023
# BSR Duty holder Regulations in force as of October 1. September 2023
# Industry responds to Prime Ministers Net Zero policy announcement. September 2023
# FSA welcomes Building Safety updates. September 2023
# ECA Project Net Zero roadshow. September 2023
# SSE begins BESS construction in North of England. September 2023
# Engineering services industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage. August 2023
# ECA appoints new Technical Manager. August 2023
# Industry Competence Committee for the Building Safety Regulator. August 2023
# ECA Cyber Security policy template. August 2023
# Spatial planning for climate resilience and Net Zero report. July 2023
# Domestic electrician experienced worker assessment EWA. July 2023
# ECA joins ESNZ Committee stakeholder event to set inquiry priorities. July 2023
# National Electrotechnical Training AM2 certificate checker. June 2023
# Put electricians at the heart of the clean energy transition, says ECA. June 2023
# ECA Industry Awards 2023. June 2023
# Edmundson Apprentice Award 2023 deadline extended. June 2023
# ECA call for case studies of Net Zero Carbon work. May 2023
# Net Zero not possible without right skills.May 2023
# Impact of labour shortages worsen for engineering services. May 2023
# New ECA president 2023. May 2023
# Electricians pledge support for Manchester Baccalaureate. May 2023
# Industry welcomes new fire and security apprenticeship for Wales. May 2023
# Corrigendum to the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. May 2023
# Electrifying the elections. May 2023
# ECA 2023 Apprentice of the Year Award. April 2023
# Solving the fire and security skills shortage. April 2023.
# BASEC joins forces with Kiwa UK. April 2023
# Public sector PQQs look to the Common Assessment Standard. April 2023
# ECA partners with adviser to help members navigate R&D tax relief. March 2023
# 2023 Spring Budget summary and industry response. March 2023
# Asbestos and you. March 2023
# Business Survey: payment and recruitment challenges loom for engineering services in 2023. March 2023
# England, Wales, electrical skills, training and net zero in 2023. March 2023
# New Ministry champions holistic approach to decarbonisation. February 2023
# East Midlands EV drivers lose out to Londoners says new evidence. February 2023
# Apprenticeship developments in England 2023. February 2023.
# leading the charge - ECA calls for swift action on EV ‘batteries on wheels’ OFGEM plan.January 2023
# President of EuropeOn, Martin Bailey, on the outlook for 2023. January 2023
# ECA 2023 Industry Awards dinner with Jeremy Vine, January 2023
# Net Zero Review underlines role for engineering services. January 2023
# Higher risk buildings definition 2023. January 2023
# Europe moves to phase out electrical sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) gas. December 2022
# Winter energy crisis: ECA’s advice for managing power cuts. December 2022
# Leading the charge‎. (added Award update). December 2022
# Sector survey shows optimism tempered by staff shortages.November 2022.
# Defining hazardous areas. November 2022
# Chancellor's 2022 Autumn statement industry response. (joint mention) November 2022
# No net zero without skilled workforce. November 2022
# ECA joins voices calling for joined-up policy approach.. November 2022
# Leading the charge‎. (added COP 27 update). November 2022
# ECA reacts to Rishi Sunak's appointment as PM. October 2022
# National policies and local skills.October 2022
# Actuate UK calls for practical measures to achieve building safety reform agenda. October 2022
# Procurement Bill to mandate prompt payment. October 2022
# Electricity market reform must promote clean energy. October 2022
# Apprenticeships for prisoners. October 2022
# Amendment 2 18th Edition Wiring Regulations BS 7671 come into full effect. October 2022
# World EV Day 2022. September 2022
# ECA 2022 Apprentice of the Year Award. (updated) September 2022
# ECA responds to Energy Bill Relief Scheme. September 2022
# Managing the risks of state events following the Queen’s death. September 2022
# Energy bills now a defining challenge and opportunity. September 2022
# Leading the charge.September 2022.
# Act now to avoid industry crisis, ECA warns Liz Truss. September 2022
# Electricians urged to join fight against tool theft. August 2022
# Common Assessment Standard uptake grows. August 2022
# Health and early intervention. August 2022
# Government mandates smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented homes. August 2022
# ECA 2022 Apprentice of the Year Award. August 2022
# Changes to the construction route. August 2022
# ECA members named top apprentice employers. July 2022
# Legislate for competence and safety. July 2022
# The future of construction interview with ECA CEO. June 2022.
# Cleaning up air quality and the Environment Act 2021. June 2022.
# The Building Safety Act and standard training for electrical contractors. June 2022
# Net-zero opportunities for electrotechnical contractors‎. May 2022
# Queens speech 2022 (ECA press release within article). May 2022
# Local Elections 2022: ECA calls for better local EV charge point policy. May 2022.
# ECA calls for stronger competency requirements in Building Safety Act. May 2022
# Construction leadership council professional indemnity insurance survey 2022. April 2022 ‎
# ‎ECA Project 18 Amendment 2 Roadshow. April 2022
# PPE regulations 2022. April 2022
# ‎ECA joins calls for unprecedented action on energy prices in Spring Budget. March 2022
# Achieving efficiency through systems and integration. March 2022 ‎
# The Building Safety Bill, regulations and competence. March 2022.
# Court of appeal ruling on holiday pay and employment status. February 2022.
# CO2nstruct Zero programme grows to over 70 businesses. February 2022.
# ECA calls on Government to reform and rebalance energy levies and avoid cost of living crisis. February 2022.
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# IET announces release of 18th Edition Amendment 2. January 2022.
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# Electrotechnical Assessment Specification guidance for installers. January 2022.
# ECA and UKPN launch EV guide. January 2022.
# Energy price crisis: ECA calls for energy levy reform. January 2022.
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# 2021 Building Engineering Business Survey. December 2021.
# Prompt Payment Code boosted to help SMEs. December 2021.
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# Two thirds of local authorities have no plans to install EV chargers. November 2021.
# Leading electrotechnical businesses win top industry awards. November 2021.
# ECA backs Government plans for low-carbon heat. October 2021.
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# Construction leadership for mental health. September 2021.
# Post-Grenfell product code combats misleading marketing. September 2021.
# Actuate UK issues climate warning and urges action. September 2021.
# Industry must add 12,000 people a year to meet net zero 2050 targets. September 2021.
# Order books fill but skills shortages worry contractors. September 2021.
# Home thoughts from abroad: skills development. September 2021.
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# Digital building dashboard tech on the horizon. August 2021.
# ECA responds to the UK hydrogen strategy. August 2021.
# Home thoughts from abroad: Immigration. August 2021.
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# Flexible working in engineering services. July 2021.
# Careful planning required during cable management materials shortages. July 2021.
# CLC publishes Construct Zero Performance Framework. July 2021.
# Green Homes Grant vouchers extended. July 2021.
# ECA calls for urgent energy price reform. June 2021.
# Is social media the new way to plug the gender skills gap? June 2021.
# Economic upturn masks mental health crisis in 2021. June 2021.
# Net zero by 2050. June 2021.
# Converting commercial offices to residential accommodation. June 2021.
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# Materials shortage prompts extra planning. May 2021.
# What to know about foundation earthing. May 2021.
# ECA welcomes the Value Toolkit for the construction industry. May 2021.
# Opportunities for EV charging. April 2021.
# TESP calls for industry mentors. April 2021.
# Workplace noise exposure estimator. April 2021.
# 2021 PRS electrical safety standards. April 2021.
# Pre-qualification standard 2021. March 2021.
# Right to Repair law. March 2021.
# Cash incentives for employers to hire new apprentices doubled. March 2021.
# Prompt Payment Code: the story behind the headlines. February 2021.
# Skilled workforce unable to meet net zero ambitions. January 2021.
# COVID-19 and mental health within construction firms. January 2021.
# Eight organisations form engineering services alliance. January 2021.
# CLC document on claims and disputes in construction. January 2021.
# Shortages of cable management products. December 2020.
# Energy White Paper presents Government plans to build back greener. December 2020.
# Getting zero carbon done. November 2020.
# CICV creates COVID toolkit. November 2020.
# Modular housing and electrical circuitry. November 2020
# Winter Support 2020 - 2021 packages for businesses. October 2020.
# CLC releases Site Operating Procedures v6. October 2020.
# What’s the best way into the industry? October 2020.
# Half of public sector bodies not planning for net zero carbon. September 2020.
# ECA Survey: Industry remains optimistic despite downturn. September 2020.
# Competition and the independent electric wholesalers. September 2020.
# ECA calls for petrol and diesel ban by 2030. August 2020.
# ECA apprentice secondment service. August 2020
# Face coverings and a shifting policy background. August 2020.
# Microgeneration Certification Scheme 2020. July 2020.
# Skills for Climate consultation launched. July 2020.
# Payments for recruiting new apprentices. July 2020.
# UK Points-Based Immigration System 2020. July 2020.
# Engineering services and industry recovery guide. July 2020.
# Organisations prompt government to Build Back Green. June 2020.
# Celebrating women in engineering. June 2020.
# Electrical safety in the private rented sector. June 2020.
# Plan proposes to reinvent construction industry. June 2020.
# Survey records business projections after coronavirus storm. May 2020.
# The future of the coronavirus furlough. May 2020.
# New domestic electrical work video. May 2020.
# IR35: essential steps for compliance. May 2020.
# Engineering services bodies issue coronavirus site safety guides. May 2020
# Officials pledge to continue housebuilding work. Apr 2020
# Coronavirus job retention scheme. Mar 2020
# Coronavirus impact survey. Mar 2020
# Government procurement post-Carillion. Mar 2020
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# Carbon emissions of electric heating v gas. Mar 2020
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# ECA backs joint rail electrification statement. Feb 2020
# Electrotechnical Assessment Specification. Feb 2020
# Building an electrical grid for our times. Feb 2020
# Achieving zero carbon. Jan 2020
# Ancona eco-mansion. Jan 2020
# The real impact of late payment. Jan 2020
# SF6 - the greenhouse gas at the heart of our industry. Jan 2020
# Opening the door to apprenticeships for all. Jan 2020
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# How installer competence can help prevent major residential fires. Dec 2019
# Survey shows offsite construction is safer, faster, greener and cheaper. Dec 2019
# Business owners forced to stop paying employees due to late payment. Nov 2019
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# New standards for better fire safety in homes. Nov 2019
# Data cables and the CPR. Nov 2019
# Zero Carbon by 2050 - pipe dream or possibility? Oct 2019
# The SME's updated guide to Brexit. Oct 2019
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# Electrical power. Jun 2019
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# Electrical consumption. Jun 2019
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# Electrical appliance. Jun 2019
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# EIC apprentice support programme. Apr 2019
# Employment status: a concise guide. Apr 2019
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# Good Work Plan promises clearer contracts, fairer rules. Mar 2019
# Campaign for cash retentions reform. Mar 2019
# The commercial implications of Brexit. Mar 2019
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Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T11:15:47Z

Danrig:

Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T11:14:00Z

Danrig:

[[File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025 1000.jpg]]

Electricity prices are four times higher than gas, making it harder for households and businesses to switch to cleaner fuel. This is all down to outdated taxation (or levies) on electricity. Almost half of all electricity is now produced from renewable sources.

ECA has long advocated for the reform of levies on electricity by rebalancing of taxation between electricity and gas. In Britain we are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world, slowing down the adoption of electrification in heat and transport. ECA, along with 35 organisations from the energy sector, have written an open letter to the Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, calling for urgent reform of the electricity levies.

The number one recommendation of the independent [https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/ Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget] is to make electricity cheaper by removing policy costs. The joint letter supports this position, while pointing out the importance of electrification to the UK energy security and independence in an unstable world.

The letter said: “Even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets the UK cannot influence." Full Letter below and via [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eca_we-urgently-need-reform-on-energy-bill-levies-activity-7313115601076379648--UP8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAfr4awBKHPFGr1d4jVWMC8yAHW8B2a5XfY this link]

"Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

28 March 2025

Dear Secretary of State,

You have made tremendous progress already in your Clean Power Mission. We are writing to you today to support you in making further progress on making it easier for people to benefit more directly from a cleaner power supply.

British people and industry are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world. We ask that you initiate a consultation process to urgently address Britain's high energy bills. This should include policy levy reform.

You are right that moving to a more electrified energy system can cut costs for all, greatly enhance energy security by shielding the economy from gas markets, and lower pollution.

But with the government's policy levies on energy bills, which are almost entirely on electricity, electric technologies and appliances are not always the easy choice consumers that they should be.

The classic example is a heat pump. Its efficiency means it should cost less, sometimes much less, to provide the same heating service as a gas boiler, but the levies on electricity can stop this from happening.

If the government wants people to adopt electric cookers, heating, and cars, it must stop giving older technologies and fossil fuels a de facto subsidy over electricity. At minimum, we need a level playing field.

High prices and levies today are leaving many of the most vulnerable people dependent on older, less efficient electric heating appliances with bills they struggle to afford. We should upgrade these old appliances to modern equivalents to cut bills and expand the potential for flexible energy management.

Levy reform should ensure a fair distribution of costs for people, create more routes to educe energy bills overall, be compatible with tackling climate change, and be as economy-wide and technology-agnostic as possible.

The Climate Change Committee's advice is clear: we must make electricity cheaper if we are to electrify and decarbonise heating and transport, the two largest sources of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

But even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets that the UK cannot influence.

The best option would be to remove the levies from all energy bills, but we appreciate that, given the current economic environment, this is likely not possible.

We would also support a rebalancing of levy schemes between electricity and gas. Any changes to how policy costs are applied to electricity and gas must be mitigated by better targeted bill support for households who are struggling most with energy costs, as recommended by Citizens Advice, Energy UK, and Nesta.

Another option we would support is a redistribution of overall levy cost rather than individual levies, to create a more coherent, flexible, transparent, and fairer levy system across gas and electricity. There is more than one way to do this and as with levy scheme rebalancing it would require accompanying fuel poverty support. Individual signatories can provide more details through consultation.

All of these options should be combined with wider energy bill reform and policies to ensure those in most need are not unfairly penalised. The heating and transport transitions will take years and trade offs are necessary. But moving to a smarter, lower cost system that protects British households from volatile international gas markets is critical for economic growth.

We would not support a new levy on gas consumption to subsidise the operation of specific electric technologies. This will make an incoherent system worse and undermine public perceptions of electric technologies as something being forced upon them.

There are other options, too, which individually we will provide as part of the consultation process. The important thing is that the government makes progress on this long overdue policy. We ask that the government consults as soon as possible so the energy and charity sectors can feed back their conclusions after three to four years of debate, with the urgency that people and industry deserve.

Yours sincerely,

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2025-04-09T10:23:35Z

Danrig: https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies

[https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies]

File:Energy-Levies-Open-Letter-2025 1000.jpg

2025-04-09T10:23:24Z

Danrig: https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies

[https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies https://www.eca.co.uk/news/2025/apr/eca-calls-for-urgent-reform-of-electricity-levies]

Electrical and energy industry calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T10:13:29Z

Danrig:

Electricity prices are four times higher than gas, making it harder for households and businesses to switch to cleaner fuel. This is all down to outdated taxation (or levies) on electricity. Almost half of all electricity is now produced from renewable sources.

ECA has long advocated for the reform of levies on electricity by rebalancing of taxation between electricity and gas. In Britain we are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world, slowing down the adoption of electrification in heat and transport. ECA, along with 35 organisations from the energy sector, have written an open letter to the Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, calling for urgent reform of the electricity levies.

The number one recommendation of the independent [https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/ Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget] is to make electricity cheaper by removing policy costs. The joint letter supports this position, while pointing out the importance of electrification to the UK energy security and independence in an unstable world.

The letter said: “Even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets the UK cannot influence." Full Letter below and via [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eca_we-urgently-need-reform-on-energy-bill-levies-activity-7313115601076379648--UP8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAfr4awBKHPFGr1d4jVWMC8yAHW8B2a5XfY this link]

"Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

28 March 2025

Dear Secretary of State,

You have made tremendous progress already in your Clean Power Mission. We are writing to you today to support you in making further progress on making it easier for people to benefit more directly from a cleaner power supply.

British people and industry are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world. We ask that you initiate a consultation process to urgently address Britain's high energy bills. This should include policy levy reform.

You are right that moving to a more electrified energy system can cut costs for all, greatly enhance energy security by shielding the economy from gas markets, and lower pollution.

But with the government's policy levies on energy bills, which are almost entirely on electricity, electric technologies and appliances are not always the easy choice consumers that they should be.

The classic example is a heat pump. Its efficiency means it should cost less, sometimes much less, to provide the same heating service as a gas boiler, but the levies on electricity can stop this from happening.

If the government wants people to adopt electric cookers, heating, and cars, it must stop giving older technologies and fossil fuels a de facto subsidy over electricity. At minimum, we need a level playing field.

High prices and levies today are leaving many of the most vulnerable people dependent on older, less efficient electric heating appliances with bills they struggle to afford. We should upgrade these old appliances to modern equivalents to cut bills and expand the potential for flexible energy management.

Levy reform should ensure a fair distribution of costs for people, create more routes to educe energy bills overall, be compatible with tackling climate change, and be as economy-wide and technology-agnostic as possible.

The Climate Change Committee's advice is clear: we must make electricity cheaper if we are to electrify and decarbonise heating and transport, the two largest sources of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

But even if climate change was not happening, it would still be right to electrify. Our dependence on gas imports exposes every household with a gas boiler, and the entire economy, to the erratic international gas markets that the UK cannot influence.

The best option would be to remove the levies from all energy bills, but we appreciate that, given the current economic environment, this is likely not possible.

We would also support a rebalancing of levy schemes between electricity and gas. Any changes to how policy costs are applied to electricity and gas must be mitigated by better targeted bill support for households who are struggling most with energy costs, as recommended by Citizens Advice, Energy UK, and Nesta.

Another option we would support is a redistribution of overall levy cost rather than individual levies, to create a more coherent, flexible, transparent, and fairer levy system across gas and electricity. There is more than one way to do this and as with levy scheme rebalancing it would require accompanying fuel poverty support. Individual signatories can provide more details through consultation.

All of these options should be combined with wider energy bill reform and policies to ensure those in most need are not unfairly penalised. The heating and transport transitions will take years and trade offs are necessary. But moving to a smarter, lower cost system that protects British households from volatile international gas markets is critical for economic growth.

We would not support a new levy on gas consumption to subsidise the operation of specific electric technologies. This will make an incoherent system worse and undermine public perceptions of electric technologies as something being forced upon them.

There are other options, too, which individually we will provide as part of the consultation process. The important thing is that the government makes progress on this long overdue policy. We ask that the government consults as soon as possible so the energy and charity sectors can feed back their conclusions after three to four years of debate, with the urgency that people and industry deserve.

Yours sincerely,

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Electrify Britain

E.ON

Aira

Association for Decentralised Energy

BEAMA

Calisen

Centre for Net Zero

Citizens Advice

Clarion Housing Group

Community Energy Englanc

EDF Energy

Electrical Contractors' Association

Energy Saving Trust

Energy Systems Catapult

EVA England

Green Alliance

Heat Pump Association
|width="50%"|
Heat Pump Federation

Kensa

MCS Foundation

Mixergy

National Energy Action

Nesta ictopus Energ

VO Energ

Places for People

PlugMelr

Renewable Energy Associatio

Renewable Ul

Schroders Greencoat

Sero

So Energy

Tepeo Vaillant
|}

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ECA calls for urgent reform of electricity levies

2025-04-09T10:04:46Z

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Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.

2025-04-09T09:35:52Z

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Building safety

2025-04-09T09:34:30Z

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Protection of Function: Why We Need It

2025-04-09T09:25:14Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Complex, often controversial and regularly debated in the industry, Protection of Function is the focus of our next series of articles. We’ll be looking at why we need it; how we define it; historical context and some uncomfortable truths; and how we might move forward with a unified approach. 
 
In the UK, the title "architect" is protected under the Architects Act 1997, but the function of architectural work is not. 
 
Not protecting function allows unregulated individuals to perform critical tasks like submitting Building Regulations applications, managing High-Risk Buildings (HRBs), and even supervising construction projects. 
 
This lack of regulatory oversight exposes the public to significant risks. With an estimated 20,000 unregulated ‘architectural designers’ or ‘consultants’ operating alongside approximately 42,000 registered architects, the system fails to ensure safety, accountability, and professional standards. 
 
Grenfell Tower is a stark warning of what can go wrong when architectural functions are performed without proper regulation. The tragedy revealed the devastating consequences of unqualified individuals overseeing complex, high-risk projects. 
 
Other professions already protect their function. Doctors, lawyers, and veterinary surgeons cannot legally perform their roles without regulation. So why is architecture so different? 
 
It's time to move beyond protection of Title and start protecting the function of architectural work to safeguard public safety, uphold professional standards, restore trust and value the Architect. 
 
We want to hear from you. Should architectural functions be protected by law? What are your ideas, or solutions?

Sign-up to read the article and comment here: [https://open.substack.com/pub/enframe/p/09-protection-of-function-why-we?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Enframe Substack Protection of Function: Why We Need It]

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Support for Architects

2025-04-09T09:24:23Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy underscored the need for architects to have access to reliable, affordable tools and resources to uphold safety in building design. Yet, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face financial barriers to accessing critical information, leaving them under-supported in navigating complex regulations like fire safety.

Key Challenges & Solutions:

* Access to Technical Resources: Expensive paywalls for essential standards like the British Standards Institute and the Construction Information Service (CIS) hinder smaller practices.
* Need for Digital Tools: Solutions like cladding compliance checkers and fire safety audit apps could ensure real-time regulatory compliance.
* Advisory Services for SMEs: A national technical advisory charity could fill the gaps for non-RIBA members, providing accessible fire safety support to all 42,000 UK-registered architects.

Collaboration & Innovation: 
 
By working with organisations like ARB, RIBA, and fire safety specialists, and drawing on open-source and government-subsidised models, we can empower architects with the tools and knowledge they need. Cross-disciplinary partnerships with engineers and surveyors will enhance outcomes for the entire industry. 
 
The Goal:

A proactive, inclusive approach to support all architects - regardless of practice size - ensuring safer buildings and a stronger, more resilient profession.

Let’s drive the change. What’s your view on accessible tools and advisory services for architects?

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It's All About the Money: The Value Equation

2025-04-09T09:23:10Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Architects are essential to creating safe, sustainable, and successful buildings – but are we undervaluing their work? Compared to other professions, architects often struggle to articulate the value they bring to clients and projects.

The Challenge

* Fees too often focus on cost, not value.
* Critical roles like safety, compliance, and coordination go unrecognised.
* Undervalued fees result in under-resourced teams, excessive workloads, and unsustainable workplace cultures.

Key Lessons

Architects can learn from the legal profession, where barristers’ fees reflect risk, responsibility, and outcomes. By embracing a value-based mindset, architects can shift the conversation:

* Highlight benefits: cost savings, risk mitigation, and project performance.
* Communicate expertise: from fire safety compliance to sustainability leadership.
* Educate clients: help them understand why architects are critical to success.

The Workplace Reality 
The recent ARB Workplace Culture report reveals architects are underpaid, overworked, and undervalued. Salaries and wellbeing are directly tied to fee structures. Real change starts with recognising this. 
 
How Might We Define Value? 
The value equation can be expressed as Value = Benefits / Price. 
Where value is the perceived worth to the customer, benefit is the positive outcome or advantages received, and price is the cost to obtain those benefits. 
 
The Way Forward 
To protect the profession and attract talent, architects must:

* Realign fees to reflect their contributions and accountability.
* Advocate for transparency and value-based proposals.
* Address systemic issues impacting workplace culture and wellbeing.

The Grenfell Inquiry exposed what happens when the profession is stretched too thin. It’s time to articulate value, achieve fair compensation, and ensure architects are properly resourced to deliver safety, qualit[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quality y], and excellence.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources

2025-04-09T09:22:55Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

There’s a race to the bottom. There’s a critical need for architectural fees to reflect the true complexity and safety requirements of high-risk projects. Architects are not only responsible for design but must also ensure compliance with stringent safety regulations, such as fire safety.

However, the current pressure to underbid fees often leads to under-resourced teams and compromised safety standards. To address this, the ARB and RIBA could collaborate to develop tools and frameworks to help architects calculate appropriate fees, improve transparency with clients, and modernise fee benchmarking systems. These changes would support architects in meeting their professional obligations, enhance building safety, and deliver a better balance between architects and clients.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers

2025-04-09T09:22:39Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase Two Report lays bare a harsh reality: inadequate fees can lead to under-resource teams, rushed designs, and compromised safety. It’s an issue that the UK architectural profession must confront.

Our latest article, "It's All About the Money: Learning from Barristers," explores the origins of this problem, tracing it back to the 1980s abandonment of RIBA fee scales and comparing it with the regulatory frameworks of the legal profession. Unlike architects, barristers adopted value-based fee models that balance fair compensation with professional accountability, allowing them to maintain high standards while avoiding the "race to the bottom”.

By drawing lessons from the legal sector, architects can adopt transparent fee structures, emphasise the value of their expertise, and champion fair pay. Addressing these challenges isn’t just about compensation - it’s about ensuring safety, compliance, and the integrity of the profession.

It’s a topic that will get us all talking and one we will be returning to later in the series.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
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* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
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* Principal Designer.
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Moving Beyond Compliance

2025-04-09T09:22:18Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed systemic failures in the construction industry. Dame Judith Hackitt continues to call for action, urging professionals to move beyond compliance and embed safety at every stage of design and construction.

Inspired by the Marginal Gains principle, this article explores how small, incremental improvements in a process can collectively deliver significant overall improvement. From enhancing fire safety training to rethinking regulatory frameworks, we outline actionable steps to rebuild trust, improve standards, and protect public safety. It’s time for the industry to embrace a proactive, safety-first design mindset. 
 
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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.

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The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything

2025-04-09T09:22:00Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

In the wake of the Inquiry Phase Two Report, it’s clear that significant reform is needed across the architectural and construction professions. At Enframe, we’ve spent months reflecting, researching, and brainstorming solutions that can drive real change.

Our new series of articles tackles critical challenges like building safety, accountability, and the future of the architectural profession. From proposals such as creating a Principal Designer Register to rethinking how professional accountability is embedded in practice, our work is about sparking debate and offering actionable solutions.

This isn’t just critique—it’s a roadmap for a safer, more innovative built environment.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building Safety Regulator.
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* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.

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It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources

2025-04-09T09:20:53Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

There’s a race to the bottom. There’s a critical need for architectural fees to reflect the true complexity and safety requirements of high-risk projects. Architects are not only responsible for design but must also ensure compliance with stringent safety regulations, such as fire safety.

However, the current pressure to underbid fees often leads to under-resourced teams and compromised safety standards. To address this, the ARB and RIBA could collaborate to develop tools and frameworks to help architects calculate appropriate fees, improve transparency with clients, and modernise fee benchmarking systems. These changes would support architects in meeting their professional obligations, enhance building safety, and deliver a better balance between architects and clients.

Sign-up to read the article for free here: [https://open.substack.com/pub/enframe/p/05-its-all-about-the-money-fees-and?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Enframe Substack It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources]

--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It's All About the Money: The Value Equation

2025-04-09T09:20:39Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Architects are essential to creating safe, sustainable, and successful buildings – but are we undervaluing their work? Compared to other professions, architects often struggle to articulate the value they bring to clients and projects.

The Challenge

* Fees too often focus on cost, not value.
* Critical roles like safety, compliance, and coordination go unrecognised.
* Undervalued fees result in under-resourced teams, excessive workloads, and unsustainable workplace cultures.

Key Lessons

Architects can learn from the legal profession, where barristers’ fees reflect risk, responsibility, and outcomes. By embracing a value-based mindset, architects can shift the conversation:

* Highlight benefits: cost savings, risk mitigation, and project performance.
* Communicate expertise: from fire safety compliance to sustainability leadership.
* Educate clients: help them understand why architects are critical to success.

The Workplace Reality 
The recent ARB Workplace Culture report reveals architects are underpaid, overworked, and undervalued. Salaries and wellbeing are directly tied to fee structures. Real change starts with recognising this. 
 
How Might We Define Value? 
The value equation can be expressed as Value = Benefits / Price. 
Where value is the perceived worth to the customer, benefit is the positive outcome or advantages received, and price is the cost to obtain those benefits. 
 
The Way Forward 
To protect the profession and attract talent, architects must:

* Realign fees to reflect their contributions and accountability.
* Advocate for transparency and value-based proposals.
* Address systemic issues impacting workplace culture and wellbeing.

The Grenfell Inquiry exposed what happens when the profession is stretched too thin. It’s time to articulate value, achieve fair compensation, and ensure architects are properly resourced to deliver safety, qualit[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quality y], and excellence.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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Protection of Function: Why We Need It

2025-04-09T09:19:59Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Complex, often controversial and regularly debated in the industry, Protection of Function is the focus of our next series of articles. We’ll be looking at why we need it; how we define it; historical context and some uncomfortable truths; and how we might move forward with a unified approach. 
 
In the UK, the title "architect" is protected under the Architects Act 1997, but the function of architectural work is not. 
 
Not protecting function allows unregulated individuals to perform critical tasks like submitting Building Regulations applications, managing High-Risk Buildings (HRBs), and even supervising construction projects. 
 
This lack of regulatory oversight exposes the public to significant risks. With an estimated 20,000 unregulated ‘architectural designers’ or ‘consultants’ operating alongside approximately 42,000 registered architects, the system fails to ensure safety, accountability, and professional standards. 
 
Grenfell Tower is a stark warning of what can go wrong when architectural functions are performed without proper regulation. The tragedy revealed the devastating consequences of unqualified individuals overseeing complex, high-risk projects. 
 
Other professions already protect their function. Doctors, lawyers, and veterinary surgeons cannot legally perform their roles without regulation. So why is architecture so different? 
 
It's time to move beyond protection of Title and start protecting the function of architectural work to safeguard public safety, uphold professional standards, restore trust and value the Architect. 
 
We want to hear from you. Should architectural functions be protected by law? What are your ideas, or solutions?

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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Insights: Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape

2025-04-09T09:19:21Z

Danrig:

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You wouldn’t operate on your pet. So why design a building without an architect? 
 
The UK veterinary profession sets a benchmark for regulation, support, and public trust. The architectural profession could learn from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and other supporting bodies, whose robust frameworks ensure high professional standards, continuous learning, and public confidence. 
 
Clear Regulation: Unlike architects, vets operate under stringent oversight that protects both their title and their function. Could architectural regulation evolve to offer the same public assurance? 
 
Knowledge Sharing: The RCVS Knowledge model provides open access to resources and research, ensuring continuous improvement. Imagine the impact of a similar resource for architects tackling complex regulations and safety standards. 
 
Proactive Support: Veterinary professionals benefit from targeted risk management tools and tailored professional indemnity coverage. Could the architectural profession establish equivalent systems to better navigate post-Grenfell challenges? 
 
It's time for architects to explore new ways to enhance their value, strengthen public trust, and secure their professional standing. Read our latest article to see how insights from the veterinary world could help transform architecture for the better.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It's All About the Money: The Value Equation

2025-04-09T09:18:47Z

Danrig:

[[File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_6_1000.jpg|link=File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_6_1000.jpg]]

This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Architects are essential to creating safe, sustainable, and successful buildings – but are we undervaluing their work? Compared to other professions, architects often struggle to articulate the value they bring to clients and projects.

The Challenge

* Fees too often focus on cost, not value.
* Critical roles like safety, compliance, and coordination go unrecognised.
* Undervalued fees result in under-resourced teams, excessive workloads, and unsustainable workplace cultures.

Key Lessons

Architects can learn from the legal profession, where barristers’ fees reflect risk, responsibility, and outcomes. By embracing a value-based mindset, architects can shift the conversation:

* Highlight benefits: cost savings, risk mitigation, and project performance.
* Communicate expertise: from fire safety compliance to sustainability leadership.
* Educate clients: help them understand why architects are critical to success.

The Workplace Reality 
The recent ARB Workplace Culture report reveals architects are underpaid, overworked, and undervalued. Salaries and wellbeing are directly tied to fee structures. Real change starts with recognising this. 
 
How Might We Define Value? 
The value equation can be expressed as Value = Benefits / Price. 
Where value is the perceived worth to the customer, benefit is the positive outcome or advantages received, and price is the cost to obtain those benefits. 
 
The Way Forward 
To protect the profession and attract talent, architects must:

* Realign fees to reflect their contributions and accountability.
* Advocate for transparency and value-based proposals.
* Address systemic issues impacting workplace culture and wellbeing.

The Grenfell Inquiry exposed what happens when the profession is stretched too thin. It’s time to articulate value, achieve fair compensation, and ensure architects are properly resourced to deliver safety, qualit[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quality y], and excellence.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources

2025-04-09T09:18:17Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

There’s a race to the bottom. There’s a critical need for architectural fees to reflect the true complexity and safety requirements of high-risk projects. Architects are not only responsible for design but must also ensure compliance with stringent safety regulations, such as fire safety.

However, the current pressure to underbid fees often leads to under-resourced teams and compromised safety standards. To address this, the ARB and RIBA could collaborate to develop tools and frameworks to help architects calculate appropriate fees, improve transparency with clients, and modernise fee benchmarking systems. These changes would support architects in meeting their professional obligations, enhance building safety, and deliver a better balance between architects and clients.

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It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers

2025-04-09T09:17:04Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase Two Report lays bare a harsh reality: inadequate fees can lead to under-resource teams, rushed designs, and compromised safety. It’s an issue that the UK architectural profession must confront.

Our latest article, "It's All About the Money: Learning from Barristers," explores the origins of this problem, tracing it back to the 1980s abandonment of RIBA fee scales and comparing it with the regulatory frameworks of the legal profession. Unlike architects, barristers adopted value-based fee models that balance fair compensation with professional accountability, allowing them to maintain high standards while avoiding the "race to the bottom”.

By drawing lessons from the legal sector, architects can adopt transparent fee structures, emphasise the value of their expertise, and champion fair pay. Addressing these challenges isn’t just about compensation - it’s about ensuring safety, compliance, and the integrity of the profession.

It’s a topic that will get us all talking and one we will be returning to later in the series.

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* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
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* Principal Contractor.
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The Culture Change We Desperately Need

2025-04-09T09:16:25Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed critical safety, regulation, and accountability failures across the construction and architecture industries. Despite progress through the Building Safety Act and other reforms, cultural change remains urgent. Real transformation requires top-down leadership and grass roots action, prioritising safety at every stage of the design and construction process.

Drawing lessons from corporate turnarounds at Microsoft and Starbucks, we explore how leadership and collaboration can drive a cultural shift. By adopting the marginal gains approach – making small, incremental improvements across the industry - we can collectively build a safer, more accountable built environment. The Grenfell Inquiry has given us a roadmap; it’s time to act. 
 
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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.

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Moving Beyond Compliance

2025-04-09T09:15:55Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed systemic failures in the construction industry. Dame Judith Hackitt continues to call for action, urging professionals to move beyond compliance and embed safety at every stage of design and construction.

Inspired by the Marginal Gains principle, this article explores how small, incremental improvements in a process can collectively deliver significant overall improvement. From enhancing fire safety training to rethinking regulatory frameworks, we outline actionable steps to rebuild trust, improve standards, and protect public safety. It’s time for the industry to embrace a proactive, safety-first design mindset. 
 
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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
* Principal Designer.
* Protection of Function: Why We Need It.
* Support for Architects.
* The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything.
* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.

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The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything

2025-04-09T09:15:25Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

In the wake of the Inquiry Phase Two Report, it’s clear that significant reform is needed across the architectural and construction professions. At Enframe, we’ve spent months reflecting, researching, and brainstorming solutions that can drive real change.

Our new series of articles tackles critical challenges like building safety, accountability, and the future of the architectural profession. From proposals such as creating a Principal Designer Register to rethinking how professional accountability is embedded in practice, our work is about sparking debate and offering actionable solutions.

This isn’t just critique—it’s a roadmap for a safer, more innovative built environment.

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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* Architects Registration Board.
* Building a Safer Future - Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety (Hackitt Review).
* Building Safety Regulator.
* Building Safety wiki.
* Golden thread.
* Grenfell Tower tragedy.
* Higher risk buildings.
* Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* It’s all about the Money: Learning from Barristers.
* It’s All About the Money: Fees and Resources.
* It's All About the Money: The Value Equation.
* Learning from the UK Veterinary Regulatory Landscape.
* Moving Beyond Compliance.
* National Regulator of Construction Products.
* New Homes Ombudsman.
* Principal Accountable Person.
* Principal Contractor.
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* The Culture Change We Desperately Need.

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Protection of Function: Why We Need It

2025-04-09T09:08:46Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Complex, often controversial and regularly debated in the industry, Protection of Function is the focus of our next series of articles. We’ll be looking at why we need it; how we define it; historical context and some uncomfortable truths; and how we might move forward with a unified approach. 
 
In the UK, the title "architect" is protected under the Architects Act 1997, but the function of architectural work is not. 
 
Not protecting function allows unregulated individuals to perform critical tasks like submitting Building Regulations applications, managing High-Risk Buildings (HRBs), and even supervising construction projects. 
 
This lack of regulatory oversight exposes the public to significant risks. With an estimated 20,000 unregulated ‘architectural designers’ or ‘consultants’ operating alongside approximately 42,000 registered architects, the system fails to ensure safety, accountability, and professional standards. 
 
Grenfell Tower is a stark warning of what can go wrong when architectural functions are performed without proper regulation. The tragedy revealed the devastating consequences of unqualified individuals overseeing complex, high-risk projects. 
 
Other professions already protect their function. Doctors, lawyers, and veterinary surgeons cannot legally perform their roles without regulation. So why is architecture so different? 
 
It's time to move beyond protection of Title and start protecting the function of architectural work to safeguard public safety, uphold professional standards, restore trust and value the Architect. 
 
We want to hear from you. Should architectural functions be protected by law? What are your ideas, or solutions?

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--[[User:Enframe|enframe]]

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The Grenfell Tragedy Changed Everything

2025-04-09T09:07:59Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

In the wake of the Inquiry Phase Two Report, it’s clear that significant reform is needed across the architectural and construction professions. At Enframe, we’ve spent months reflecting, researching, and brainstorming solutions that can drive real change.

Our new series of articles tackles critical challenges like building safety, accountability, and the future of the architectural profession. From proposals such as creating a Principal Designer Register to rethinking how professional accountability is embedded in practice, our work is about sparking debate and offering actionable solutions.

This isn’t just critique—it’s a roadmap for a safer, more innovative built environment.

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Protection of Function: Why We Need It

2025-04-09T08:51:35Z

Danrig:

[[File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_9_1000.jpg|link=File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_9_1000.jpg]]

This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Complex, often controversial and regularly debated in the industry, Protection of Function is the focus of our next series of articles. We’ll be looking at why we need it; how we define it; historical context and some uncomfortable truths; and how we might move forward with a unified approach. 
 
In the UK, the title "architect" is protected under the Architects Act 1997, but the function of architectural work is not. 
 
Not protecting function allows unregulated individuals to perform critical tasks like submitting Building Regulations applications, managing High-Risk Buildings (HRBs), and even supervising construction projects. 
 
This lack of regulatory oversight exposes the public to significant risks. With an estimated 20,000 unregulated ‘architectural designers’ or ‘consultants’ operating alongside approximately 42,000 registered architects, the system fails to ensure safety, accountability, and professional standards. 
 
Grenfell Tower is a stark warning of what can go wrong when architectural functions are performed without proper regulation. The tragedy revealed the devastating consequences of unqualified individuals overseeing complex, high-risk projects. 
 
Other professions already protect their function. Doctors, lawyers, and veterinary surgeons cannot legally perform their roles without regulation. So why is architecture so different? 
 
It's time to move beyond protection of Title and start protecting the function of architectural work to safeguard public safety, uphold professional standards, restore trust and value the Architect. 
 
We want to hear from you. Should architectural functions be protected by law? What are your ideas, or solutions?

Sign-up to read the article and comment here: [https://open.substack.com/pub/enframe/p/09-protection-of-function-why-we?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Enframe Substack Protection of Function: Why We Need It]

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Support for Architects

2025-04-09T08:51:13Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy underscored the need for architects to have access to reliable, affordable tools and resources to uphold safety in building design. Yet, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face financial barriers to accessing critical information, leaving them under-supported in navigating complex regulations like fire safety.

Key Challenges & Solutions:

* Access to Technical Resources: Expensive paywalls for essential standards like the British Standards Institute and the Construction Information Service (CIS) hinder smaller practices.
* Need for Digital Tools: Solutions like cladding compliance checkers and fire safety audit apps could ensure real-time regulatory compliance.
* Advisory Services for SMEs: A national technical advisory charity could fill the gaps for non-RIBA members, providing accessible fire safety support to all 42,000 UK-registered architects.

Collaboration & Innovation: 
 
By working with organisations like ARB, RIBA, and fire safety specialists, and drawing on open-source and government-subsidised models, we can empower architects with the tools and knowledge they need. Cross-disciplinary partnerships with engineers and surveyors will enhance outcomes for the entire industry. 
 
The Goal:

A proactive, inclusive approach to support all architects - regardless of practice size - ensuring safer buildings and a stronger, more resilient profession.

Let’s drive the change. What’s your view on accessible tools and advisory services for architects?

Sign-up to read the article and comment for free here: [https://open.substack.com/pub/enframe/p/08-support-for-architects?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Enframe Substack Support for Architects]

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Support for Architects

2025-04-09T08:50:56Z

Danrig:

[[File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_8_1000.jpg|link=File:Enframe_Will_Freeman_Substack_8_1000.jpg]]

This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy underscored the need for architects to have access to reliable, affordable tools and resources to uphold safety in building design. Yet, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face financial barriers to accessing critical information, leaving them under-supported in navigating complex regulations like fire safety.

Key Challenges & Solutions:

* Access to Technical Resources: Expensive paywalls for essential standards like the British Standards Institute and the Construction Information Service (CIS) hinder smaller practices.
* Need for Digital Tools: Solutions like cladding compliance checkers and fire safety audit apps could ensure real-time regulatory compliance.
* Advisory Services for SMEs: A national technical advisory charity could fill the gaps for non-RIBA members, providing accessible fire safety support to all 42,000 UK-registered architects.

Collaboration & Innovation: 
 
By working with organisations like ARB, RIBA, and fire safety specialists, and drawing on open-source and government-subsidised models, we can empower architects with the tools and knowledge they need. Cross-disciplinary partnerships with engineers and surveyors will enhance outcomes for the entire industry. 
 
The Goal:

A proactive, inclusive approach to support all architects - regardless of practice size - ensuring safer buildings and a stronger, more resilient profession.

Let’s drive the change. What’s your view on accessible tools and advisory services for architects?

Sign-up to read the article and comment for free here: [https://open.substack.com/pub/enframe/p/08-support-for-architects?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Enframe Substack Support for Architects]

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It's All About the Money: The Value Equation

2025-04-09T08:50:30Z

Danrig:

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This is an article summary from the Rethinking the Architectural Profession in the Post-Grenfell Era essay series written by enframe. Summaries available on the Building Safety wki and full articles via Substack links in each article.

Architects are essential to creating safe, sustainable, and successful buildings – but are we undervaluing their work? Compared to other professions, architects often struggle to articulate the value they bring to clients and projects.

The Challenge

* Fees too often focus on cost, not value.
* Critical roles like safety, compliance, and coordination go unrecognised.
* Undervalued fees result in under-resourced teams, excessive workloads, and unsustainable workplace cultures.

Key Lessons

Architects can learn from the legal profession, where barristers’ fees reflect risk, responsibility, and outcomes. By embracing a value-based mindset, architects can shift the conversation:

* Highlight benefits: cost savings, risk mitigation, and project performance.
* Communicate expertise: from fire safety compliance to sustainability leadership.
* Educate clients: help them understand why architects are critical to success.

The Workplace Reality 
The recent ARB Workplace Culture report reveals architects are underpaid, overworked, and undervalued. Salaries and wellbeing are directly tied to fee structures. Real change starts with recognising this. 
 
How Might We Define Value? 
The value equation can be expressed as Value = Benefits / Price. 
Where value is the perceived worth to the customer, benefit is the positive outcome or advantages received, and price is the cost to obtain those benefits. 
 
The Way Forward 
To protect the profession and attract talent, architects must:

* Realign fees to reflect their contributions and accountability.
* Advocate for transparency and value-based proposals.
* Address systemic issues impacting workplace culture and wellbeing.

The Grenfell Inquiry exposed what happens when the profession is stretched too thin. It’s time to articulate value, achieve fair compensation, and ensure architects are properly resourced to deliver safety, qualit[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quality y], and excellence.

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