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4. Built Environment and Design

Built environment and design play a foundational role in how government helps shape the spaces we inhabit and use, influencing the functionality, sustainability and aesthetics of our surroundings. This section delves into the diverse skill sets around land use, building planning and design, regulation, energy performance, and sustainability.

401 – Architecture

402 – Building

403 – Design

404 – Urban and regional planning

405 – Other built environment and design

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401 – Architecture

This sub-group covers architecture.

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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Case study – Emmanouil Dimitropoulos, Specialist Senior Construction Products Engineer (Research).

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Education (DFE)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

402 – Building

This sub-group covers building.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Education (DFE)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Defence – Engineering (MOD)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

403 – Design

This sub-group covers design. It includes design history and theory, ergonomics, industrial design, textile and fashion design and visual communication and graphics design.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Education (DFE)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

404 – Urban and regional planning

This sub-group covers urban and regional planning.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Education (DFE)
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

405 – Other built environment and design

This sub-group covers built environment and design not elsewhere classified.

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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Case study – Sara Peacock, Fire Safety Assessor.

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)