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FIA Monthly: Building Safety Act Toolkit, Liminal Spaces, New Details

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Building Safety Act for Principal Designers Toolkit

To help you stay on top of your obligations, we’ve created the Building Safety Act Toolkit for Principal Designers. This resource includes over 30 ready-to-use documents to guide you through every stage of the project — from initial client consultation right through to handing over the design phase.

You’ll find:

  • Project checklists and risk assessment templates
  • Fee proposal letters, terms and conditions, and appointment templates
  • Client care letters, declarations, and end-of-appointment emails
  • Guidance documents to help explain roles and duties to your clients
  • Templates to notify building control and other duty holders

All documents are designed for small-scale domestic projects and can be adapted to your own workflow. A snippet of just one of the many templates can be seen below.

What is Liminal Space?

Learn about liminal space, those long empty corridors, feeling of unease, transitional spaces. A great guide from Valanne.

New Details - August 2025

Check out the latest selection of details available now on the Detail Library - CLT Details Part 2.

Building Safety Act Toolkit & Extension Book Bundle!

Save a huge 25% when you buy the Building Safety Act Toolkit for Principal Designers alongside our new House Extension Details Book.

The toolkit and book go together perfectly, addressing both the technical and procedural aspects of domestic extension work.

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Detail Library Article

Over on the Detail Library, Alex Bell explores the role disruption plays in matching problems with solutions in retrofit projects, and helping clients achieve more than they originally thought possible.

That wraps up our news for August. The summer is slowly winding down, and the evenings are getting a little crisper. Take some time to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts and soak up the last of the long days.

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All our best,

Emma and the First In Architecture Team

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