After the Government announcement of a ban on combustible materials on buildings over 18m, there are many questions left unanswered. What about fire prevention measures? Why would combustible materials still be acceptable on schools and hospitals under 18m? What else did Hackitt and others recommend? What measures have people taken already?
Join the debate on quality in construction post-Grenfell at UK Construction Week to learn:
– What are the best ways to avoid failings in the design, procurement, construction and maintenance of buildings?
– How can professionals rebuild trust and provide safer buildings?
– Where does the responsibility lie?
– What is the must-adopt approach in defining and delivering competency?
Geoff Wilkinson, managing director of Wilkinson Construction Consultants, a fire safety and building standards expert and one of the speakers at this year’s UKCW seminar on quality in construction post-Grenfell, says:
“The ban on combustible materials is long overdue, but it’s still for a date in the future. We need to be told why it has taken over a year to get to this point when a very simple change in the regulatory guidance could have achieved the same thing in days.”
Other speakers at this event include Jonathan O’Neill, managing director at the Fire Protection Association, Peter Capelhorn, deputy chief executive and policy director at the Construction Products Association and Claire Curtis-Thomas, chief executive of the BBA.
UK Construction Week is taking place at the NEC, Birmingham on 9-11 October and it is free to attend.
This is not all… UK Construction Week will run a fully accredited CPD programme providing free education for all visitors.
Key topics include:
– Building Regulations and Building Materials
– Fire Prevention
– Improving Safety through technology
– Health & Safety
– Sustainability
– Infrastructure
View the CPD workshops timetable here.
