Workshop: Regenerative design: what is it and how can we do it?

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.

As the construction industry looks to make use of new materials and approaches, engineers must strive to avoid unforeseen consequences, cautions Kate Wise.