https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/ Discussion Board en-GB Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:10:34 +0000 wpForo 60 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-13 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:03:34 +0000 As far as I am aware, there is no BSR conference this year.

]]> Colin Blatchford-Brown https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-13 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-12 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:11:36 +0000 Well, the BSR-HSE may not be ready to explain why it has missed, on delivering, all that they promised last March, at the NEC. 

]]> John Bone https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-12 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/project-cancellations-due-to-delays-by-bsr/#post-11 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:09:34 +0000 I think the industry all missed the "end of just-quickly-build-it-and-then-justify-the-work" memo. And the new Part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010, in legal force on 1st Oct 2023.

]]> John Bone https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/project-cancellations-due-to-delays-by-bsr/#post-11 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/bsa-only-applies-to-hrbs-and-other-inaccuracies/#post-10 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:03:49 +0000 It has ever been so, since I joined the "building Control" world on Tuesday 1st October 1974 (as I was at Tech College 'day release' on Monday 30.09.74) the construction industry has been "isolated" and "it won't happen here, mate!" 

]]> John Bone https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/bsa-only-applies-to-hrbs-and-other-inaccuracies/#post-10 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/bsa-only-applies-to-hrbs-and-other-inaccuracies/#post-9 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:05:09 +0000 I am finding this is the most common issue among the industry closely followed by not realising this applies to every project that needs building regulations (not just HRBs) since 1st October 2023.....why is construction so slow to change?

]]> Rebecca Janman https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/bsa-only-applies-to-hrbs-and-other-inaccuracies/#post-9 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/project-cancellations-due-to-delays-by-bsr/#post-8 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:00:42 +0000 That is what I have heard and with timed intakes of students this makes sense.  I listened to a webinar today and the BSR claim the delays were causes in part by the collapse of a large AI and another AI not registering thus handing some in flight HRBs to the BSR, along with the under estimation of the number of applications for minor works and the poor standards of submissions.  A recent FIR revealed that the average is 16.5 weeks and, according to the figures it would seem the most likely outcome is rejection as only 2 new HRB projects have been approved to date.

]]> Rebecca Janman https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/project-cancellations-due-to-delays-by-bsr/#post-8 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-6 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:51:31 +0000 Anyone got any information?

]]> editor https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/is-there-another-bsr-conference-planned-for-2025-if-so-where-and-when-is-it/#post-6 https://www.goldenthread.net/discussion/main-forum/project-cancellations-due-to-delays-by-bsr/#post-5 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:49:56 +0000 There are rumours that some projects that are time sensitive such as Student residential schemes are being cacelled as the BSR are failing to respons, sometimes past 25 weeks. Is this true?

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