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CIOB, RIBA publish guide to identify building safety issues
Cristina Lago Deputy Editor
The guide recognises the cross-industry need for a rigorous and structured approach to safety-critical building elements (Image: Srdjan Randjelovic via Dreamstime.com)
CIOB and RIBA have jointly published a guide to managing safety-critical elements (SCEs) in building construction.
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It is aimed at CIOB and RIBA members and the wider built environment sector.
The guide highlights elements that can pose significant risk to people in and around buildings if they are omitted or installed incorrectly.
These elements include combustibility of cladding and insulating materials, safe means of escape for occupants and firefighter access and effective fire compartmentation, among others.
CIOB past president Paul Nash, who chaired the safety-critical elements working group, said: “At its heart, this guide is about ensuring that the buildings we create are safe for those who use them. That means ensuring every element that goes into a building is designed and installed correctly and this is independently verified before a building is occupied. The guide is another step towards creating a safer built environment.”
The January/February 2026 issue of Construction Management magazine is now available to read in digital format.
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