Viewpoint: Navigating the risks of innovative construction materials: lessons from history and the present

This month's letters include discussion over routes to chartered membership, legislation for design checks and the importance of good detailing.

Simon Haslam, from the Association of Specialist Underpinning Contractors (ASUC), makes a case for how the Building Safety Act and Party Wall Act might be used together to reduce damage to adjoining buildings during work to existing properties.

Robin Jones summarises a recent built environment workshop on regenerative design, in which participants discussed ways to embed regenerative principles in mainstream practice.