OnDemand: The UK Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference 2026

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2026 Overview

As the UK continues to transform its approach to building safety and regulation, 2026 marks a defining moment for the sector. The final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has set in motion a wave of reform, raising expectations around fire safety, regulatory oversight, and accountability across the built environment.

Labour’s ambitious plan to build 1.5 million new homes aims to address the nation’s housing shortage, placing additional emphasis on delivering safe, sustainable, and affordable homes. This commitment brings new challenges and opportunities to embed robust safety standards from the outset, ensuring that increased housing supply does not come at the cost of resident wellbeing or regulatory rigor.

In February 2026 industry leaders gathered at The UK Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference 2026 to share essential updates and expert guidance on enhancing fire and building safety.

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2026 Agenda

• 09.50am

  Chair’s Opening Remarks

  Nicola Allen, Head of School – Construction, Surveying & Engineering, University of the Built Environment

  

• 10.00am

  Keynote: Strengthening the Building Safety Regulator

  • Overview of the BSR’s new leadership, structure, and the transition to an independent Arm’s Length Body
  • Navigating Gateway 2 and 3 – what has changed and best practice to get a timely determination
  • Performance improvements in 2025
  • Forward look to 2026 and beyond

  John Palmer, Operations Director, Building Safety Regulator

  

• 10.20am

  Keynote: Competence and the Professional Body

  Eddie Tuttle, Director of Policy, Research and Public Affairs, Chartered Institute of Building 

  

• 10.40am

  From Regulation to Reality: Lessons from 2025 Building Safety Case Submissions

  • Insights from Innovus’ 2025 Building Safety Case submissions
  • Experience of working with the Building Safety Regulator as expectations and assessment criteria continue to evolve
  • Navigating emerging inconsistencies in BSR feedback and how organisations can respond effectively
  • Practical lessons from delivering Building Safety Cases at scale across major occupied residential portfolios

  Sara Davies, Director of Building Safety, Innovus Property Solutions and Expertise

  

• 11.00am

  Questions and Answers

• 11.20am

  Comfort Break

• 11.40am

  Keynote: Ensuring Compliance and Future-proofing Development Processes

  David McCullogh, Chair, Construction Industry Council Building Safety Committee and RICS Building Safety Working Group

  

• 12.00pm

  Keynote: Higher Risk Buildings (HRB) Competency Registers for Construction Engineering Specialists

  • Response to the need for construction professionals to demonstrate competence
  • Explanation of how the Engineering Council created the contextualised competencies for specialists
  • Description of the procedure for engineers and technicians become registrants
  • Explanation on the value of commissioning specialists who are on the HRB competency register

  Chris O’Regan, Chair of the Joint Committee, HRB Competency Register for Structural Engineers & Associate Director, Mason Navarro Pledge Ltd

  

• 12.20pm

  Questions and Answers

• 12.40pm

  Lunch Break

• 2.00pm

  Keynote: The Role of Strategic Asset Management

  • Dutyholders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and their involvement and oversight in asset management
  • Having the right information about your assets – from fire strategies, to fire risk assessments and structural condition reports
  • Preventing silo’s – working together
  • Being prepared to assess competence of designers and contractors
  • Early engagement of specialists and consultants

  Ben Cordier, Partner, Baily Garner LLP

  

• 2.20pm

  Approaches to Preventing and Addressing Damp and Mould in Residential Buildings

  • What is dampness?
  • • Short reflection of what dampness is, the different types and the importance of a comprehensive understanding.
  • Damp Measurement – A pathological approach
    • Introduction to Building Pathology in the context or damp diagnosis and a walkthrough of our diagnosis flowchart which is a survey sequence and methodology for conducting damp and mould assessments
  • Archetyping/Stock Profiling
    • Review the Baily Garner archetyping table and a proactive archetyping approach to identifying properties at risk of Damp and Mould.
  • Technology/Data-driven Approaches
    • A review of relevant technologies and the use of data as proactive mechanism i.e. digital smart monitoring, AI surveying tools.

  Sonny Cook MRICS MCIOB, Senior Associate Partner & Group Head, Baily Garner LLP 

  

• 2.40pm

  Questions and Answers

• 3.00pm

  Comfort Break

• 3.20pm

  Keynote: Lessons from the Grenfell Inquiry

  • Outlining the inquiry findings and how to implement these effectively to ensure safe homes for all
  • Understanding the impacts on legislation, industry standards, and regulatory oversight including the creation of a single construction regulator
  • Strategies for embedding these policies across the sector and prioritising resident safety throughout the building process
  • Strengthening cross-sector collaboration and accountability to drive cultural change and maintain public trust in building safety reform

  Samantha Dixon MBE MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  

• 3.40pm

  Case Study: Residents: The Missing Variable in Remediation

  • Exploring why resident trust and stability are critical factors in remediation success

  • Examining how trust erosion leads to delays, conflict and increased delivery risk

  • Highlighting how mixed messages and evolving guidance impact resident confidence

  • Sharing practical frameworks for anticipating trust breakdown and intervening early

  • Making the case for embedding human factors into fire safety and remediation planning

  Melisa White, Founder, KindStay

  

• 4.00pm

  Questions and Answers

• 4.10pm

  Chair’s Closing Remarks

  Nicola Allen, Head of School – Construction, Surveying & Engineering, University of the Built Environment

  

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