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publication of Dame Judith Hackitt’s report – ‘Building a Safer Future – Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’ – has prompted a wide response from construction and engineering professionals. I commend you to read Andy Sneyd’s response on page 22. In many respects, he echoes my own thoughts in that the Grenfell Tower Fire wasn’t just about the cladding.


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Dame Judith’s report identified “systemic problems” in the way that construction projects are designed, delivered and managed – and highlighted the need for the industry to take


ith the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire last month, the


responsibility by improving competence and compliance. As Andy says, The Hackitt report puts the emphasis on viewing buildings as a system, rather than a collection of components, and it calls on the industry to take responsibility for delivering high- quality projects delivered by competent teams.


And ‘competent’ is the key word here. According to Andy – and who wouldn’t agree? – the proposal to create a new body to oversee competence requirements could be the most critical element of Dame Judith’s review because any new regulatory approach can only succeed if you have a highly competent workforce delivering the projects.


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regimes will have to step up to meet this challenge,” says Andy. There is, apparently, a 25% fall in apprenticeship starts this year, which led to heavy criticism of the Apprenticeship Levy. And while there are many credible training providers – organisations such as BESA and Andy’s own company, M+W Hargreaves, ‘dead end’ courses that do not deliver construction and engineering workers of the right calibre, have been criticised by union, Unite.


As Andy comments, too many youngsters’ hopes of having a construction career are being crushed through poor and sometimes classroom-based training. He makes a good point.


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4 INDUSTRY NEWS Latest news from around the industry


8 THE BCIA COLUMN It’s time to invest in wellbeing


9 ADVERTISER’S ANNOUNCEMENT Hot stuff from Mikrofill, indirectly


10 LIGHTING CONTROLS Improving how buildings work for you


11 BUILDING CONTROLS BMS controllers: Is the writing on the wall?


12 INDUSTRY UPDATE GAR forces sudden withdrawal of water heaters


12 ADVERTISER’S


ANNOUNCEMENT Lower your energy consumption using ultrasound


14 BOILERS & HOT WATER uNew thinking on boiler siting uVideo campaign celebrates industry collaboration


uAirtowater heat pumps uA guide to heating church buildings uAre you prepared for new legislation?


uCentralisation vs Decentralisation


20 WIRING REGULATIONS The 18th Edition arrives with a bang!


21 ASK THE EXPERT Nortek Global discusses heating for car showrooms


22 OPINION Grenfell was not all about cladding


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23 CASE STUDY Luceco’s LED lighting refurbishment for Blakemore Retail


24 DOMESTIC & RESIDENTIAL Renewable heat for high rises


25 MARKET REPORT An indepth look at the UK data centre construction market


26 ASBESTOS SAFETY Asbestos: Your ‘duty to manage’


27 KNX Distributing intelligence with KNX


28 VENTILATION Optimising the workplace with technology


30 INDOOR AIR QUALITY Take action on IAQ and meet targets now


31 DATA CENTRE AIR


CONDITIONING Take control of your costs


33 INDOOR AIR QUALITY Creating healthier buildings


34 FIRE & SAFETY Grenfell’s impact on fire regulation


35 INSTALLATION NEWS Inspiring case studies


37 WHAT’S NEW Our unrivalled monthly products and services update


42 TRAINING & RECRUITMENT 43 WEB LOCATOR & CLASSIFIED 44 CLASSIFIED


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