Building Regulations Principal Designer

Further to the major overhaul of the construction industry following the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, LSI Architects has fully integrated the requirements into our service.

LSI Architects has been performing the role successfully on projects for over 12 months and we are delighted to currently be providing the BR Principal Designer service to a number of our clients to ensure they meet their responsibilities under the Building Safety Act

We are also currently working with a number of contractors as a BR Principal Designer Adviser to support them to meet their responsibilities as BR Principal Designer, in addition to BR Principal Contactor, on a Design and Build contract.

Our internal Building Safety Act Team includes individuals with specialist knowledge who have established the necessary procedures for our delivery of the Principal Designer role in addition to our role as a Designer, underpinned by well-established processes comprising our integrated management system, which is registered to the standards of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Expertise within our team includes team members with accreditation from CIAT for demonstrating competence as Principal Designers under the Building Regulations, as listed on the CIAT Principal Designer register, along with a role on their panel of assessors for the CIAT Principal Designers.

We compliment our BR Principal Designer service by undertaking the following:

  • Client and team presentations on the impact of the BSA to support theirunderstanding of the regulations.
  • Providing support to all members of the project team to allow them to understand their duties.
  • Managing a compliance tracker on all projects where we are appointed as either the BR Principal Designer or Adviser.
  • Undertaking reviews of existing buildings and designs to determine whether work is classified as Higher-Risk Building (HRB) work.
  • Separately undertaking independent due diligence reviews.

If you’d like to know more about our Building Regulations Principal Designer service, or if we can help you with your project, then please get in touch.