Events
Annual Signature Event 2023 – ‘The Building Safety Act – are you Ready?’
Location: Online
Date: 20 April 2023
Duration: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Duration: 3 hrs
This event is organised and managed by the Construction Professionals’ Council of Northern Ireland.
The Grenfell fire in June 2017 with the loss of 72 lives sent shock waves across the whole of the country and specifically the construction industry. The government’s response to the disaster is The Building Safety Act (applicable to England and Wales) which is set to transform how tall structures are designed, constructed and managed, with the Government describing the changes proposed as the biggest for almost four decades. Similar legalisation is planned for both Scotland and Northern Ireland. All Clients, Designers, Builders, Constructors, and Building Control will all have to comply with the resulting culture change that is about to take place across the construction industry. The event will address the impact of the Act on the industry, both locally and nationally, with specific reference to construction professionals and what they can expect practically ensure compliance with the Act in the realms of culture change, competence and legal implications.
Speakers:
Graham Watts OBE, Chief Executive of CIC and a member of the Industry Response Group
Lorna Stimpson’s BSc. FCIOB FCABE FCMI, Chief Executive of LABC
Joan McCoy, Founding Director, White Ink Architects
Anthony Taylor MSc, HonRICS, EurOSHM, MBCI, CMIOSH, MIIRSM, PIEMA, OSHCR, proprietor of Resolve Risk Ltd. Interim Chair Building Safety Alliance, Chair of CSG Working Group 8.
John Dugdale, Partner, Carson McDowell
Key Details:
Date: 20th April 2023
Venue: Online
Cost: £60.00 per person (Fulltime students no charge)
