Regulatory Authorities, Professional Frameworks & Organisations within the profession Flashcards by Emily Bennett

What is the role of the ARB?

Regulatory Authorities

To deliver the Architect’s Act and in doing so observe other statutory requirements

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Who sets the standards for professional competence?

Regulatory Authorities

ARB

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How was the ARB originally first established?

By an Act of Parliament called ‘The Architects Act’

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Who is the independent statutory regulator of all UK architects?

Regulatory Authorities

ARB

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What Act is “The legislation which provides the framework for the ARB’s statutory duties, responsibilities and activities needed to support them”?

Regulatory Authorities

The Architect’s Act

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What are the aims of the ARB?

Regulatory Authorities

to protect the users and users of architects’ services
to support architects through registration

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To which regulatory body does the architect’s code belong?

Regulatory Authorities

ARB

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What is the purpose of the Architect’s code?

Regulatory Authorities

to lay down the standards of professional conduct and practice expected of persons registered as architects under the Act

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When was the RIBA’s conception?

1834

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who are/ what is the role of the RIBA?

Regulatory Authorities

Global professional membership body driving excellence in Architecture

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Name a few of the benefits of becoming a chartered RIBA member

Regulatory Authorities

access to a range of professional services
advice on legal matters
demonstrate best practice

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What does it show you/your practice can do if you are RIBA accredited?

Regulatory Authorities

That you can demonstrate best practice

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What is the RIBA code of professional conduct?

Regulatory Authorities

document which sets out the standards of conduct and practice that the RIBA requires of its members

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what is the purpose of the RIBA plan of work?

Regulatory Authorities

to explain expected outcomes, core tasks and information changes throughout the life of a construction project

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When was the RIBA Plan of work conceived?

1963

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Why do the CDM Regulations 2015 exist?

Regulatory Authorities

due to the Grenfell distaster the givernment requested that HSE establish a new building safety regulator

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Define CDM regulations

Regulatory Authorities

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

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What do the CDM regulations 2015 do?

Regulatory Authorities

cover the management of health, safety and welfare while carrying out construction projects
provides advice on how law should be complied with

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Broadly, what are the aims of the CDM 2015 Regulations?

Regulatory Authorities

risk management
communicate risks

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What did the CDM regulations 2015 take over from?

Regulatory Authorities

CDM Regulations 2007

5 parts

Name the five parts of the CDM

Regulatory Authorities

Applications and Definitions of CDM
Duties of clients (for all construction projects)
Health and safety duties of other duty holders
General requirements of construction sites
Transitional arrangements and revocations

What is the role of a Principal Designer?

Regulatory Authorities

To mange, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase

Who is the principal designer appointed by?

the client

Define LETI

Organisation

London Energy Transformation Initiative

What is LETI? | Organisation

a voluntary **network **of built environment professionals working together to put the UK on the path to a zero carbon future

Name the organisation who wish to put the UK on the path to a zero carbon future | Organisation

LETI

What are LETI's aims? | Organisation

* develop the actions needed to meet the UK climate change targets * influence energy policy in London

What year was LETI established?

2017

Why was LETI established? | Organisation

to support the transition of London's built environment to meet **Net Zero Carbon**

# 3 bullets LETI's achievements | Organisation

- published the emergency design guide in 2020 - which outlined requirements for new buildings to ensure our climate targets are met - widely adopted by building professionals

Define ACAN

Architects Climate Action Network

# 3 bullets What are the 3 aims of ACAN? | Organisation

* decarbonise now * ecological regeneration * cultural transformation

# 4 bullets Name some of the key values and principles of ACAN | Organisation

* seek urgent radical change * believe in collective agency * need a new kind of professionalism * recognise systemic issues

# 3 groups what are the three main groups in ACAN and their purposes? | Organisation

* steering group - strateigic decisions * core movement group - things needed to help run ACAN e.g website, social media etc * Thematic groups - run campaigns and events

Name the organisation who have: * showsn how they could regulate embodied carbon in building regs * helped to write policy with local governments * run workshops with educators * were at COP26 | Organisation

ACAN

Who are Architect's Declare?

Network of architectural practices committed to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency

Name the organisation who are a network of practices comitted to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency | Organisation

Architects Declare

# 2 bullets When was Architects Declare established and by who? | Organisation

* 2019 * Steve Tompkins and Michael Pawlyn

# 2 bullets What are the main aims of Architects Declare? | Organisation

* to encourage each signed up practice to self-govern achieving the goals it has made * an opportunity for signatories to explore challenging aspects of the architects declaration and share learning on better ways to meet goals

What does the practice commit to doing when signing the AD Declaration? | Organisation

- demonstrating thir shared commitment to its points and principles

# 3 bullets what does Architects Declare do to support its signatories? | Organisation

* run events * share best practice advice * coordinate response to issues

What is Retrofirst? | Organisation

AJ campaign championing re-use in the built environment

What are the demands of Retrofirst? | Organisation

* Tax * Policy * Procurement

What is the Tax demand of Retrofirst? | Organisation

to cut refurbishment, repair and maintenance VAT from 20% to 5% or less

What is the policy demand of Retrofirst? | Organisation

to** promote** the re-use of existing building stock and reclaimed construction material by introducing **new clauses** into **planning guidance and building regs**

# 3 bullets What are the procurement demands of Retrofirst? | Organisation

* stimulate the circular economy * support a whole-life carbon approach in construction * insist that all publicy funded projects look to retrofit solutions first

Why should retrofitting be a primary way to build over demoiltion? | Organisation

demolition is not environmentally friendly and is socially and economically undesirable

# 2 bullets what is a key benefit of retrofitting?

- cost - conserves and enhances existing places

can more embodied carbon be saved through demoiltion or retrofitting? | Organisation

retrofitting