Behind the Built Environment
Behind the Built Environment, a podcast from BESA where we delve into the latest industry news in the building engineering services sector.Join us for insightful discussions and exclusive interviews with leading industry experts, as we explore the trends and innovations…
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Construction Cannot Reform While Lowest Price Still Wins (opens the original)
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Construction cannot improve quality, productivity, and building safety while commercial models continue to reward the lowest price, push risk down the supply chain, and encourage short-term decision-making. In this episode of Behind the Built Environment, David Frise, Chief Executive of BESA , speaks with Paul Beeston, Partner and Head of Industry and Service Insight at RLB , who has more than 25 years of experience across the built environment and has recently joined the Construction Leadership
Installers Face New Rules as Self Certification Schemes Are Reformed (opens the original)
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Self-certification schemes sit at the heart of millions of building projects. Still, proposed reforms could bring greater scrutiny to how installers demonstrate competence, notify work and comply with building regulations. In this episode of Behind The Built Environment, David Frise, Chief Executive of BESA, speaks with Mussa Awaleh, Head of Self-certification Schemes and Reform of Building Regulatory Guidance at the Building Safety Regulator. Mussa explains how the schemes, renamed from compete
Thermal Insulation Can No Longer Mark Its Own Homework (opens the original)
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The thermal insulation sector can no longer rely on self-certification to prove that work is safe, effective and properly installed. In this episode of Behind The Built Environment Extra, BESA Chief Executive David Frise speaks with Marion Marsland, Chief Executive of TICA, and Helen Anderson, Deputy Chief Executive of TICA, about proposals for a third-party accredited competence assessment standard for thermal insulation contractors. TICA is proposing an independently accredited standard combin
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