Safety and quality, or rather the failure of safety and quality, is arguably the most important issue facing the construction industry today. Several years on from the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, there have been many considerable developments in building safety legislation at both the UK and Scottish government levels.

This conference discusses building and fire safety developments across the sector. Beginning with a keynote presentation from CIOB Past President Paul Nash on building safety legislation, the event covers building safety developments from several perspectives. A series of expert speakers discuss policy development on cladding remediation in Scotland, new modern methods of fire safety, early detection of defects, technology solutions and construction law. Presentations are followed by a Q&A session with our panel of experts.

Speakers and Panellists:

• Paul Nash, CIOB Past President: Paul is Chair of the CIOB’s Quality Implementation Group and in 2017 he chaired the working group on procurement as part of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt.
• Jocelyne Fleming, CIOB Policy & Public Affairs Officer – Scotland: Leading on the CIOB’s policy and public affairs work in Scotland, Jocelyne provides an update on the CIOB’s engagement on the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act, Single Building Assessments, what is on the horizon for Scotland’s cladding remediation programme and wider building safety policies.
• Roy Buckingham, ASSA Abloy: Roy discusses electrically controlled fire and escape doors designed to provide protection from fire and limit the spread of flames.
• Paul McLaughlin & Alan Bryant, Multivista: Multivista uses cutting-edge visual technology to revolutionize how projects are managed before, during and after construction. Multivista provide this pioneering product and are a global provider of information technology solutions.
• Alasdair Perry – British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association: Alasdair is a member of the Industry Competence Committee and covers the impact of the Grenfell Phase 2 report on the fire suppression industry and why competence in the industry is so important to BAFSA.
• Katherine Doran – Construction Law – DWF LLP – Katherine gives a lawyer’s perspective and reflects on the developments. She delivers an introduction on construction with a quick walk through on parties in construction projects, legislations relevant to construction projects, and construction documents.
• Eddie Tuttle, CIOB Director of Policy, Research & Public Affairs: Eddie is co-chair of the CIOB’s Quality Implementation Group and leads on the interaction with UK Government for CIOB’s response to both Grenfell and the implementation of building safety legislation in the UK.

Members gain 1 CIOB CPD point when you reflect on the ethical aspects of your learning from this activity.