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TheConstruction Professionals' Council for Northern Ireland is the umbrella organisation for most of professional bodies in the construction sector in Northern Ireland with a collective membership of over 9,000 professionals. It acts in the interests of its constituent members to promote best practise in the procurement of professional services

Construction Professionals' Council of Northern Ireland

How can the local construction professionals’ practically address the necessary improvements to industry competence and culture?

Following the fire, the Hackitt Report was commissioned as an independent review of building regulations and fire safety. The report exposed systemic failures in the construction industry and stated that the current building regulatory system is "not fit for purpose". The recently published interim report, ‘Raising the bar’, by the Industry Response Group, raised many questions about the competence levels within our industry. Until now relatively little has been said about one of the most fundamental questions of all, how do we improve industry competence and culture?The event will address how the industry, both locally and nationally, with specific reference to construction professionals can practically address the necessary improvements to industry competence and culture.Our speakers:Dame Judith Hackitt DBE is a chemical engineer and is currently Chair of Make UK and Board member of HS2 Ltd. She was made a Dame in the 2015-16 New Year Honours for services to health and safety and engineering, in particular for being a role model for young women. Following the tragic fire which occurred at Grenfell Tower in London in June 2017, Dame Judith conducted an independent review into Building Regulations and Fire Safety related to high rise buildings for the Government. She now chairs the Transition Board which will create the new Building Safety Regulator as part of a major reform programme following her review.Graham Watts OBE is Chief Executive of CIC and a member of the Industry Response Group, set up by the MHCLG in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and Chaired the Competence Working Group set up to assist Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. Following the report publication he is now Chair of the Steering Group charged with implementing the recommendations on improving competence for all those engaged in designing, construction, managing and maintaining higher-risk residential buildings, this includes oversight of the competence work being carried out in the Fire and Rescue Services.Professor John Cole CBE, an architect by profession, is currently an independent consultant, acting primarily as a strategic client adviser on a range of major international public-sector infrastructure projects. John is a member OF the government’s ‘Industry Safety Steering Group’ and also a member of the RIBA ‘Expert Advisory Group on Fire Safety’. In 2016 he chaired the Independent Inquiry and wrote the ‘Report into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools’, which has resulted in an on-going major review of construction. Following the Edinburgh Schools Inquiry, he was asked by the Scottish Government to chair a Review of Compliance with and Enforcement of Building Standards in Scotland. In November 2019 he was appointed to the Procurement Advisory Group of the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government to develop and promote best practice in relation to procurement. He was also the founder and instigator of the Construction Professionals’ Council N.I. Paul Hyett an architect, director of Vickery Sports Architecture and previously principal of HKS Architects in London, past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects and over the last fifteen years has worked in the field of sports and entertainment projects he has worked on major projects in the UK, France, Spain, Russia, the Middle East, China and Australia. Paul is also an experienced forensics architect who has investigated and reported on major building failures in terms of basic design and technical problems as well as code compliance. He believes in the closest possible collaboration with clients in the formulation of project briefs, design and delivery. Recently Paul was appointed as expert architectural witness to the Grenfell Inquiry in 2018, has produced a 575-page overview on the design, delivery and regulatory compliance of the project,Webinar Programme:(Please note that there is a single ticket price for both sessions, rather than a ticket per session. So booking for the 4th May will automatically included the 11th May)4th May 2021	Session 1		11:30am	Welcome	 David Fletcher , CPCNI Chairman11:35am		'Changing Culture and Taking Responsibility – The Broader Context for Ensuring Safe Buildings' Dame Judith Hackitt DBE12;10 pm	'Achieving a more competent industry'	Graham Watts OBE12:45am to 1:00pm	Q &amp; A Panel				11th May 2021	Session 2	11:30am	Welcome	 David Fletcher , CPCNI Chairman11:35am		TBA	Paul Hyett12:10pm		'Where we have been, where we are going'	Professor John Cole CBE12:45pm to 1:00pm	Q &amp; A Panel

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