Dr Hywel Davies CChem CSci HonFCIBSE has recently retired as Chief Technical Officer from CIBSE after more than 25 years working for the Institution.
He was CIBSE’s technical director from 2007 until September 2023, after 10 years at the Building Research Establishment and 10 years as an independent consultant.
He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by CIBSE in 2023 – the first to be given to a serving member of staff.
He headed up the expert group responsible for reviewing the use and structure of Approved Documents following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and advised on CIBSE’s Covid-19 pandemic response.
He has been an active author of and contributor to British, European and International Standards for over 30 years. He is a former chair of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and member of the Health and Safety Executive’s Building Advisory Committee, where he will continue to serve as a member.
There have been significant developments in the building safety programme over the past year or so.
We have new building regulations processes which apply to applications for approval of full plans, we have new competence requirements covering building work and a new regime for the management and recording of work in higher risk buildings.
We also have ongoing uncertainty about construction product regulation and the supporting standards infrastructure in both Europe and the UK.
Hywel Davies will attempt to navigate a path through all these changes and identify how they may be expected to affect the lift industry.
Building Safety and the Lift Industry.
Hywel Davies.