Former CIBSE technical director Hywel Davies is on the panel set up by the government to oversee its review of Building Regulations.
He is part of a six-strong group – appointed in July by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – that will support the Building Safety Regulator’s work on the review, which was announced last December by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
Davies, who previously chaired the government’s statutory Building Regulations Advisory Committee, is one of two technical experts on the panel. The other is Professor Luke Bisby, an expert witness to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and chair of fire and structures at the University of Edinburgh. Also on the panel are: Rachel Ferguson, senior development manager at compact home developer Pocket Living; Danielle Michalska-Morris, director of research and technical innovation at volume housebuilder Taylor Wimpey; Dinah Bornat, architect; and Dan Rossiter, British Standards Institute built environment sector lead.
Building safety minister Alex Norris said: ‘The appointment of this panel is an important step in our response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Guidance that supports compliance with Building Regulations must be clear, accurate and practical, and subject to regular updates to ensure it remains effective.’
