Is construction moving fast enough on building safety?

By Carl Brown2022-05-12T05:30:00

Last month’s Building Safety Act ushered in sweeping reforms, but critics say construction should not wait for legislation to change its culture. Is that charge fair?

Next month marks the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster and while in many ways it does not seem long ago, in others it seems like an eternity given the sheer amount of stuff that has happened since.

Since the fire that killed 72 people on 14 June 2017, we have had Brexit, a global pandemic, worldwide materials shortages and now the war in Ukraine. Debates about the need to make our buildings safe meanwhile have been dominated by the issue of who pays for the removal of cladding from tower blocks, with leaseholders, developers, and more recently product manufacturers, making their case for fairness in the way costs are apportioned.

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