Impacts of the Building Safety Bill - 26 April 2022 at 10:30am

 With almost five years having passed since the Grenfell Tower disaster, establishing ways to prevent a reoccurrence of that tragic event remains a priority for our industry. The Hackitt Report, which captured the conclusions of the Working Groups tasked with proposing recommendations to address this, suggested that positive change could be brought about through the enactment of the Fire Safety Act and the Building Safety Act. Updating existing secondary legislation is intended to address how property and projects are managed and the culture of those involved in the design and build processes. By transforming industry behaviour, promoting competency and engendering a more collaborative working environment that change can be realised.

Join us for this interactive webinar capturing the latest thinking by industry experts.  We will be exploring the potential impact of the Building Safety Bill, in advance of its final reading, and prior to its enactment in part or whole. Presentations from Turner & Townsend and invited speakers will touch on the following before an interactive Q&A session:

Nattasha Freeman, Director SHEQ – CDM requirements and Dutyholders, competence, and wider statutory requirements

Paul Lane, Director for Fire - Fire legislation updates, fire risk assessments, fire design and insurers requirements

George Mokhtar, Director Technology - Digital tools, BIM and capturing the Golden Thread

Tudor Pop, CBRE Director and Head of Façade Consultancy - the latest changes to relevant legislation in relation to fire safety in façades as well as updates relating to materials and façade systems: to include an  explanation on how to review materials and inspect façades while taking into account the latest legislation, including PAS9980 and EWS1 forms.

Biographies:

Nattasha Freeman is a Director in Turner & Townsend. She has nearly 30 years' experience delivering health, safety, fire and wellbeing services across multiple sectors. Nattasha is an IOSH Fellow and experienced both as IOSH past president and chair of the Board of Trustees. This has placed her ideally to move from acting as APS Midland Regional Chair and Council Member to the Governance Working Party and Board member. As a CDM Subject Matter Expert, she sits on the New London Architecture Expert Panel’s technical competency programme and the Property Managers Risk Forum. Nattasha is also a member of the APM BSB Expert Panel and RICS PM Competency Panel.   

Paul Lane - Fire safety professional who’s worked in the industry for over 25 years. Paul’s career has focused on fire safety through design, statutory compliance, fire risk management and fire advisory services across large and diverse property portfolios. At Turner & Townsend, Paul leads the T&T fire consultancy team who deliver services and expert advice to some of the largest property management clients in the UK.

George Mokhtar holds the responsibility for BIM and Information Management within Turner & Townsend as Director of the Digital Asset Advisory team. His specialisms include collaborative Digital Asset Lifecycle Management, BIM Information Management, strategic digital transformation and major programme delivery.

Tudor Pop is a Director with CBRE and Head of the Façade Consultancy Team, part of the Building Consultancy department. He is a specialist in façade engineering with a focus on real estate whilst also providing heritage advice. 

With over 20 years of experience in this very diverse and important discipline, Tudor’s involvement in the industry includes both practical and consultancy roles. He has extensive experience in managing projects of various sizes and has been involved as an Expert in dilapidations cases as well as defect investigation. He is a regular contributor to CPDs and has written several articles in peer reviewed journals.

All attendees will receive CPD Points.

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