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The Cost of Compliance: What it really means for Architects, Specifiers and Developers

Discover the findings from new independent research into how the Building Safety Act (BSA) is reshaping the industry — increasing admin, raising liability, and reducing creativity and design time — and why verified manufacturers product data has never mattered more.

Why it Matters

The Building Safety Act (2022) introduced the most significant regulatory changes in a generation. While the reforms are essential for creating safer buildings, they have also placed increasing administrative, financial and creative pressure on those responsible for design.

Architects, specifiers and developers are now required to demonstrate greater accountability, maintain a clear golden thread of information, and verify every product they specify. This whitepaper explores the real-world cost of compliance — and how greater transparency transparency and clarity of information can help ease the burden.

What you'll learn in this Whitepaper

Inside, you’ll find new insights based on research with 80 UK architects, plus interviews with leading practices including Howells and Space Group.

You’ll discover:

  • How the Building Safety Act is changing architects’ workloads, responsibilities and risk exposure
  • Why compliance-related admin has increased by 16%
  • The real financial impact: £16,700 per employee per year spent verifying product claims
  • The growing risk environment: rising PI claims and extended liability periods
  • Why 58% of architects distrust manufacturer data — and how this impacts design
  • The effect of compliance pressure on creativity, wellbeing and productivity
  • The call for centralised, independently verified product information
  • How schools of architecture are preparing the next generation
  • Practical ways the industry can collaborate to create safer, more transparent buildings

This is an essential read for anyone involved in specification, design, or development under the BSA.

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