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and cladding. Sadly, the FPA recently lost an esteemed and respected colleague, David Poxon, who passed away suddenly in late April. We have published an obituary in this edition’s news section – but on a personal level, I wanted to say how sorry I am for his loss, particularly so for his family. Having had the privilege of working with David for the last three years, and having shared an office and many conversations with him, it was clear to me – as to any FPA staff member, past or present – what a genuine, helpful and wryly hilarious man he was, and what a loss he is to us all. May he rest in peace. As mentioned, this issue focuses on themes related to construction and refurbishment. As the events of three years ago have starkly illuminated, refurbishing or constructing a building needs to be undertaken sensibly, safely and without cutting corners on the basis of cost. We can only hope lessons have been learned, and that the new rules and regulations (and regulators) will help keep this in check. Firstly, we look at the golden thread, which should be a


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key part of refurbishment and construction processes going forward. A concept memorably coined in Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review of building regulations and fi re safety, it ties in the fl ow of information from start to fi nish on a building project, and for the building’s occupation thereafter. Knowing how best to proceed on site and making sure it’s documented is integral to any individual’s or company’s part in the wider jigsaw that is a development. Transparency post projects, argues Evident Software’s


Tracie Williams, is the only way to end over half a century of public distrust in high rise social housing. Drawing on Grenfell and its inquiry, GroupBC’s Stuart Bell considers clients’ access to all project and asset information from the outset. ActivePlan’s George Stevenson then outlines recent initiatives that improve data fl ow in building information modelling and help deliver the golden thread. We also have a couple of articles on that most high


profi le of refurbishment and construction topics, particularly of the past few years: cladding. With many buildings still having material related fire safety issues, FR Consultants’ Dorian Lawrence highlights the scale of the problem and what must be done. Then cladding expert Jonathan Evans of Ash and Lacey pulls no punches in a straight talking perspective on where building safety and fire regulations need to go in the public interest. Finally, in current affairs, the Business Sprinkler Alliance’s Iain Cox explains why increasing buildings’ resilience to fire risk by installing sprinkler systems can help them become more sustainable. If you’d like to contribute an article to a future issue of the journal, please get in touch with me at wroszczyk@ thefpa.co.uk


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EditorWilliam Roszczykintroduces this month’s edition


ELCOME TO the June 2020 issue of F&RM, which focuses on refurbishment and construction through the prism of articles on both the golden thread


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