Issue #7: A Building Safety Act Special
Catch up on the key takeaways from Time To Lead, our conference dedicated to ironing out the details of the Building Safety Act. In November's issue, you can:
?? Watch Dame Judith Hackitt and Professor José Torero address our audience on the key themes of collaboration and competence.
? Catch up on the detailed discussions that took place in our panel sessions, including how the Building Safety Act will impact the healthcare, residential and higher education sectors.
?? Get to grips with some big topics, including insights on how to simplify estate management with data, and whether the industry is taking the right approach to second staircases.
Read on to find out more...
Watch again: Dame Judith Hackitt delivers her keynote speech on building a safer future
"We have to get this done. It's only going to be made effective by all of us working together. I am absolutely confident that you can do this. You'll do it better if you do it for the right reasons.”
We were honoured to be joined by the seminal voice whose recommendations formed the backbone of the Building Safety Act, Dame Judith Hackitt.
As she addressed the room in her inimitable, no-nonsense style, you could hear a pin drop.
Watch her take on ethics, responsibility, collaboration and next steps here ??
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How to eat an elephant: Simplifying estate management through digitisation
Our Director of Innovation Delivery Chris Bowie-Hill explored the potentially overwhelming challenges the industry is facing right now, from the Building Safety Act to carbon targets to backlog maintenance.
While it's easy to get caught up in the details, Chris shared, these are not insurmountable - much like 'eating an elephant', right?
Zoom out to see the bigger picture with Chris here ??
#EstateManagement #DataManagement #DigitalInnovation #BuiltEnvironment
Deregulation by incompetence? Professor José Torero takes a deep dive
We were delighted to welcome our second keynote speaker, world-renowned fire safety expert Professor José Torero.
He has contributed to the World Trade Center collapse investigation and the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry, and is currently Professor of Civil Engineering at University College London.
He shared his decades of experience and knowledge, shining a laser focus on the important role of professional competence in a functional requirements system.
He was very clear: the industry needs to up its game. Watch him deliver his take on how it can do that here ??
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Time to Lead panel session: Should the building industry regulate itself?
Building safety has been placed front and centre of the agenda, and it’s vital that we collectively get it right.
We wanted to explore whether the industry can, and should, regulate itself in regards to the stricter regime of responsibility and accountability that the Building Safety Act is bringing in.
We asked some of the leading voices from architecture, legal consultancy, housing, health and safety and fire engineering who should be leading the change. They debated whether there are better ways of regulating the industry to ensure the delivery of safe buildings.
Catch up on the key talking points here ??
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The Building Safety Act's second staircase consultation: the easy way out for politicians as well as residents?
Making second staircases mandatory in higher risk residential buildings has been a big talking point this year, with strong arguments for and against. But, as our Director of Fire Safety Adam Eaton reminds us, we mustn't be enticed into a knee-jerk reaction.
While another staircase is a tangible, physical thing, we need to remember that fire safety covers a number of measures that are all equally important, even if some are more visible than others.
Adam makes a compelling argument for evidence-based decision making when it comes to regulatory change.
Get the details here ??
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