With technical team members that are specifically trained and experienced in commercial projects, we are ideally positioned to undertake the role of Principal Designer under the Building Regulations for your commercial schemes. This service provides Specialised Commercial Expertise, ensuring your project benefits from dedicated regulatory knowledge tailored to the complexities of non-residential buildings.

We ensure that the design of your project is robustly compliant prior to works commencing, and we provide ongoing assurance by confirming the compliance of any and all design changes made throughout the critical construction phase. Our involvement is a guarantee of continuous, expert-led regulatory oversight.

Our commitment to compliance and transparency is delivered through the same rigorous, 5-step professional process used for all our Building Regulations Principal Designer appointments, tailored to the commercial sector:

1. Assist Design Team with Building Regulations compliance during the Design Phase: We act as your expert advisor, applying specialist commercial insight to guide the design team, pre-emptively embedding compliance to mitigate risk and save time.

2. Assessment of all design information against our live tracker: Every design element is systematically reviewed and rigorously assessed against our bespoke, comprehensive compliance tracker, which is designed to handle commercial complexities.

3. Creation of our Principal Designer - Building Regulations (PD-BR) Report: This detailed report formally documents our findings, providing a clear, auditable trail of the design's regulatory status and serving as a critical project document.

4. Review of changes to the Design during the construction, with PD-BR report updated on each occasion: Compliance is actively managed. We meticulously assess all on-site design changes, updating our report in real-time to ensure the as-built commercial project meets all regulatory requirements.

5. Signing of Compliance Statement when works are complete: This final, legally significant document formally certifies that the completed commercial works have been delivered in accordance with the Building Regulations.

We ensure Transparent, Real-Time Monitoring by making the live tracker accessible to the client, the Design Team, and the Principal Contractor. The detailed PD-BR report is issued to the Client every time it is updated, providing an ongoing audit trail of compliance management.

Integrated Fire Safety Compliance:

With all commercial projects, a Fire Risk Assessment is a mandatory legal requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. We offer a Seamless Safety Integration, as we can incorporate this Fire Risk Assessment and the provision of Fire Strategy Reports directly into our scope of works for your project. Please advise us early in the process if this is a requirement so we can provide a holistic, compliant solution.

For projects where your architect or an existing Principal Designer is contractually appointed only up to the end of the design phase, we offer Seamless Phase Transition. We can expertly take on the Principal Designer role for the critical construction phase, assessing the design against our bespoke tracker, providing our detailed PD-BR report, and signing the final compliance statement. This ensures continuous, expert-led regulatory oversight with no lapse in accountability.