British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Categories: Building protection. General | Fire Protection. General

Overview: Responsible to the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee (SPSC) for standardization needs for competence in the built environment.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (6)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Built environment.	Core criteria for construction product competence. Code of Practice Categories: Information management \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction Proposal begins : 2023-01-11	Proposal
BS XXXX	Managing competence in the Built Environment Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2026-01-21	Proposal
BS XXXX	Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-06-11	Proposal
BS XXXX	Built environment. Framework for competence of individual fire risk assessors. Code of Practice Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Fire Protection \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Building protection Proposal begins : 2023-02-09	Proposal
BS 8670-2	Built environment. Core criteria for construction product competence. Code of Practice Categories: Building protection. General Public comment begins : 2026-05-13	Public comment
BS 8670	Built environment. Core criteria for building safety in competence frameworks. Code of practice Categories: Information management \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Construction Proposal begins : 2022-02-10	Proposal

Published (2)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8674:2025	Built environment. Framework for competence of individual fire risk assessors. Code of practice Categories: Fire Protection. General Published standard begins : 2025-08-15	Published standard
BS 8670-1:2024	Competence frameworks for building safety. Core criteria. Code of practice Categories: Building protection. General Published standard begins : 2024-05-30	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Architects Registration Board
Assn. for Product Safety
Associate Director - Built Environment
Association for Project Management
Association of British Certification Bodies
B E A M A Limited
BSI Senior Standards Manager
Build UK
Building a Safer Future
Building Safety Alliance
Building Safety Regulator (BSR) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Chartered Association of Building Engineers
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Chartered Institute of Building
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Committee Manager
Competent Persons Forum
Construction Industry Council
Construction Products Association
Council of Heads of Built Environment
DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Engineering Council
External Assistant Committee Manager
Independent Fire Advisers Limited
Industry Competence Committee
Institute of Residential Property Management
Institution of Structural Engineers
L A B C - Local Authority Building Control
N H B C - National House-Building Council
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
National Highways
Nima
Northern Ireland Building Regulations
OPSS - Office for Product Safety & Standards
Renamed from 'BSI Senior Standards Manager - Energy'
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Sector Lead, Built Environment
Skills England
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Welsh Government

Liaisons with other committees

Convenor - CPB/1/-/3
Convenor - CPB/1/-/5
Individual Capacity - Academic and Professional qualification design & a
Individual Capacity - CSG WG6
Liaison - B/559

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

CPB/1 - Competence in the Built Environment

Committee standards activity