Behind the Regs
Honest conversations from inside Building Control and the built environment.
Hosted by Jack Calveley and Nader Hassan — an independent podcast bringing real, unfiltered conversations with professionals across Building Control, fire safety, surveying, construction, regulation and the wider built environment.
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What we cover
From the site to the statute
Real conversations across the built environment — technical, regulatory, and human.
Building Control
The role, the reform, the reality.
Building Safety
Post-Grenfell, HRB, dutyholders.
Fire Safety
Compartmentation, human behaviour, engineering.
Competence
Registration, BICoF, CPD, assessments.
Surveying & Property
Damp, defects, cross-profession practice.
Regulation
The Act, Approved Documents, enforcement.
Professional Journeys
Careers, transitions, next generation.
Industry Collaboration
Public vs private, LA/RBCA, joined-up.
Featured guests
Voices from the industry
Registered Building Inspectors, engineers, surveyors, regulators, and industry leaders.
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Behind the Regulations
A technical series that makes regulation actually usable.
Short, sharp episodes unpacking the legislation, guidance and Approved Documents behind day-to-day practice — built for professionals, not bureaucrats.
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Building Act 1984
Building Regulations 2010
Approved Documents A–S
Higher-risk buildings
Dutyholders & competence
Enforcement in practice
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