A new approach to floor loading

Following the release of IStructE’s guidance on new-build transfer slabs in November 2024 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) launching Transfer Slab guidance for UK residents and PAPs in July 2026, IStructE has issued the following PDF.

The lecture covers robustness and disproportionate collapse in all building types, with a focus on existing buildings, as well as an introduction to the IStructE book's second edition.

This month's letters consider the art of persuasion, return to the topic of domestic projects and sway frames, worry about a growing tendency for remote site inspections, and offer contrasting views on climate change, among other topics.