Safe Cladding Solutions for High-Risk Buildings: Specifying Compliant, Future-Proof Façades in a Post-Building Safety Act World
This accredited one-hour CPD has been developed for architects, specifiers, façade consultants, contractors and building safety professionals navigating the post-Building Safety Act landscape.
The session explores the regulatory, technical and practical considerations involved in specifying compliant façade systems for higher-risk buildings. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of current legislation, dutyholder responsibilities and the evidence required to support safe and future-proof façade specifications.
Designed to be interactive and discussion-led, the CPD combines regulatory guidance, fire classification principles and specification best practice with real-world project examples.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the key requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022
- Navigate the role of the Building Safety Regulator and the Gateway process
- Explain the Golden Thread and the importance of façade traceability
- Distinguish between A1 and A2-s1,d0 classifications and understand their implications
- Evaluate certification, testing and CCPI-verified product information
- Understand the importance of complete, tested façade systems
- Apply specification best practice to support compliance and reduce risk
- Consider whole-life carbon and environmental performance when selecting façade materials
- Develop safer, compliant and future-proof façade specifications
Topics Covered
- The evolution of façade design and regulation
- Grenfell and the changing regulatory landscape
- Building Safety Act 2022
- Higher-Risk Buildings and dutyholder responsibilities
- Building Safety Regulator requirements
- Gateway 1, 2 and 3
- The Golden Thread of information
- Fire classification fundamentals
- A1 versus A2-s1,d0 materials
- Independent testing and certification
- CCPI and trusted product information
- Complete system specification
- The remediation challenge
- Whole-life carbon and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
- Sustainable façade specification
- Practical specification, procurement and installation considerations
- Design freedom without compromising safety
