PCA Weekly News - 2nd September 2023
In your weekly PCA update this week:
- Guest Blog: Waterproofing design
- Kwajo Tweneboa joins #IPCC23
- Webinar - New build watershock
- In other news...
Guest blog: Volatile waterproofing design
We always welcome guest blogs, after all it's an alternative viewpoint. This time around we hear from PCA member Dave Cook of Cook Group Ltd. The importance of applying standards from the outset of a project, particuarly when Hydrocarbons or VOCs (volitile organic compounds) are involved, mustn't be underestimated and in this blog, Dave discusses what each of these guidance documents tell us...
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Kwajo Tweneboa joins the speaker programme!
We're delighted to introduce Social Issues Campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa to the conference speaker programme as he takes a look at what isn’t acceptable and what we must address when it comes to the quality of our social housing. And with just 3 weeks to go until the conference, who else has joined the line-up....?
With the housing market at its most uncertain since the 2007-08 crash, Kate Faulkner OBE will provide some insight into what may happen in the marketplace. David Ramsbottom from HR Wallingford will review the potential ways in which properties can be protected from flooding, including new-build properties and retrofit of measures to existing properties. Also hear from Renee Young, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea about the challenges of retrofit from a Local Authority perspective - what does good practice look like, how to have honest conversations with residents about diagnostics and has the Housing Ombudsman report gone too far?
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2023 Conference Speakers
September webinar: New build watershock
Join us in 4 weeks on 28th September (9-10am) for our next webinar - New build watershock: Understanding damp problems'.
With the rush to build new dwellings to ever tighter building standards, why are we increasingly seeing dampness, condensation and mould problems in these new homes?
In this live broadcast, we take a look at what exactly is going on and what all surveyors need to consider to determine the root of the problem. To find out more and to register, click on the button below...
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In other news...
HSE site inspections
Starting in early September 2023, HSE will be undertaking construction site inspections, focusing on moving and handling construction materials. These inspections will be checking that employers and workers know the risks, using sensible control measures to protect their workers from injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
This latest initiative is supported by the 'Work Right Construction: Your Health Your Future' campaign to improve the long-term health of those working in construction.
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