Building regulations – why they’re no longer fit for purpose

By Will Kirkman

British building regulations need to tighten up so we build better and healthier buildings

UK building regulations are stuck in a ‘time warp’, according to Dame Judith Hackitt, a conclusion mirrored by the recent Committee on Climate Change report which found UK homes are not fit for the future.

The report pointed out that greenhouse gas emission reductions from UK housing have stalled and efforts to adapt the housing stock, for higher temperatures, flooding and water scarcity, are falling far behind the increase in risk from the changing climate.

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