Building Standards
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A Building Standards Career
1st October 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post by Ann-Marie Scollon To mark the launch of the Building Standards Workforce Strategy, Ann-Marie Scollon, Building Standards Surveyor in West Dunbartonshire Council shares her experience of joining the profession. In 2010, I graduated with a Building Surveying degree. During my studies, I encountered a lecturer who was passionate about Building Standards Surveying....
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Building Standards Division on working from home
24th September 2020 by Michelle Williamson
Blog by Senior Management Team, Linda Stewart, Steven Scott and Neil Mitchell When we left the office in March, no one expected we would be away from our desks, each other and our normal routines for so long! Now, working from home (WFH) is the new normal! It has not been without its challenges, setting...
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Building Standards Workforce Strategy Blog – September 2020
11th September 2020 by Michelle Williamson
blog by Gordon Gilchrist Leading up to March this year, Building Standards Division was full steam ahead with preparations to launch the workforce strategy. So much work was in place to make sure the strategy would be ready for its planned launch at the end of May. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic we had...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Building and Construction Sector in Australia
24th August 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post from Neil Savery, Chief Executive, Australian Building Codes Board In many respects the building and construction sector has fared better than most, as at no stage has it been subject to closure as part of any lockdown measures applied to date. This in part reflects the significance of its contribution to the...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Building and Construction Sector in America
20th August 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post from Judy Zakreski, Vice President of Global Services, International Code Council, America The COVID-19 pandemic with which the world is still contending has impacted every aspect of life, and the construction and building safety industry are no exception. Every country – and in some countries, individual jurisdictions – have navigated a different...
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Interview with an Approved Certifier about working on site during the COVID-19 pandemic
17th August 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post from SNIPEF and approved certifier Lee Paterson of James Paterson Plumbing and Heating Ltd about returning to work on site. Tell us about your business We are a family run business which was started by my father in 1987. We started off with three staff and now employ 96 people. We have four...
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Remote Verification Inspection Journey
3rd August 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post by Laura Shanks from Stirling Council’s Building Standards Team Remote Verification Inspection? This is the prominent question that triggers the most discussion within our building standards team. In recent months our team determined that Remote Verification Inspection (RVI) would be a real time virtual inspection arranged and determined by the case officer,...
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The advantages of certification during the COVID-19 recovery period
23rd July 2020 by Michelle Williamson
A guest post from SELECT and Stirling Electrical Services Ltd As an Approved Certifier for 15 years, Scott McLean knows the many advantages of certification – and is now seeing first-hand how it’s helping the construction industry recover from COVID-19 too. The experienced electrician believes the scheme has brought its own unique benefits during the...
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Building Safety Month 2020 – Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World
6th May 2020 by Stephen Garvin
Building Safety Month is an international campaign in May to raise awareness of building safety. It is run by the International Code Council (ICC) in the USA, which is one of our partners in the building regulations network the IRCC https://www.ircc.info/. The purpose of the Inter-jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) is to promote effective international...
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Responding in a crisis
4th May 2020 by Stephen Garvin
The restrictions on usual business practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed tough challenges for all of us. I want to start by recognising the fast response by local authorities to ensure the building standard service has been able to continue and commend everyone involved for going the extra mile to maintain...