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Building Safety Summit | 10th October 2023


As of 1st October, all new high risk building projects will be required to go through a process of proceeding through different gateways at various stages of a project, in accordance with the Building Safety Act. In addition, all existing high risk buildings will need to be registered with the government by this date.

This event provided insights from industry experts on the latest advancements to the Building Safety Act & BS 8644 standards, best practices on remaining compliant, why and how to adopt these necessary workflows for more than just high risk building projects, and more!

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Oculo

Oculo

On-site Construction progress tracking solution which combines hard-hat cameras, BIM models/floorplans & artificial intelligence to remotely view, share & track on-site progress.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Connecting workflows, teams and data at every stage of construction to reduce risk, maximise efficiency, and increase profits.

Bimfire Tools

Bimfire Tools

A Revit plugin for fire safety design, Bimfire Tools lets fire safety information integrate directly into the BIM process for a digital workflow.

Explore our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), covering a wide array of topics on the Building Safety Act from industry experts including: 

  • Dame Judith Hackitt - Author of the 2018 "Building a Safer Future" report and Adviser to UK and Australian Governments on Building Safety
  • Debi Waite - Head of Operations (Investigations and Intelligence Unit) from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
  • Mark Turner - BIM Manager at AEW Architects 
  • Varun Soni - Partner at calfordseaden and one of the authors of BS 8644

The FAQs will be released in two parts. Please access Part 1 below and stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon!

Meet our Fire Safety Experts

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your strategy or processes, we're offering a free 30 minute appointment with one of our construction consultants. Click here to book.

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Steve Rudge

Steve Rudge

Head of Technical and Delivery - AEC

Working in a multi-disciplined design and build environment for 24+ years, Steve has vast knowledge of the problems that will be encountered on projects of all sizes, and provides suitable solutions. Steve’s main expertise lies in the design, construction and management workflow of information and technology requirements to ensure a project meets the full requirements and data is reused through the delivery. Steve acts as the Project BIM manager and information manager for our clients and helps them de-risk and deliver the project to meet the full defined requirements.

Tom Rudge

Tom Rudge

Digital Construction Consultant
Whilst working onsite for several years, Tom gained his experience in Site Engineering and Management. He worked as a main contractor, guiding supply chain partners on day-to-day site delivery activities. It’s this very background that Tom brings to the consultant delivery team, allowing Symetri’s clients to benefit from his knowledge of new BIM processes and technology. To further increase his skill set, Tom has gained a MSc degree in BIM and Digital Built Environments to help bring more ideas to the construction division. Tom has a passion that envisions the future of construction going digital and believes technology will play a large part of daily site activities not too far in the future.

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Tom Rudge

Tom Rudge

Digital Construction Consultant

Steve Rudge

Steve Rudge

Head of Consulting - Construction

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