The Building Podcast
Mark Wakeford is Chairman of the National Federation of Builders, vice-chair at Constructing Excellence Midlands and a Governor at Construction College, Moulton College. He has run a large regional building contractor and now chairs Evoenergy, one of the UK's foremost renewable companies, bringing low carbon solutions to corporate Britain.
Mark talks to leading experts from across the construction sector to discuss issues facing the built environment. He explores various challenges with his guests, who offer solutions, information and ideas that listeners can apply to their own situations, be it in a company, on a project or studying at college.
The Building Podcast aims to provide CPD on the go. Supporting the sector with easily digestible ideas to support a rapidly changing industry!
The Building Podcast
Mark chats to Faye Burnett
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The Building Safety Act and associated statutory legislation demands that only competent people and competent organisations are involved in the construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. This is as a direct consequence of the failure of Grenfell Tower where 72 people lost their lives through a catalogue of construction industry failures. This requirement to demonstrate competence will change our industry’s culture as it will affect all of us who practice within it.
Faye Burnett is an experienced Programme Director who is leading the Super Sector Programme, which focuses on the creation of competence frameworks for those working in installation and maintenance. The programme has over 600 people from across industry who are focusing on what it means to be competent in an enormously diverse and varied sector. She describes the structures and processes of being in the Industry Competence Steering Group and what it will mean for every individual and business operating in the sector. Given the fundamental nature of her and her programme's work she urges businesses and their representative bodies to get involved and for individuals to review what is necessary to allow them to be competent in their chosen field.