Slowly and steadily a new safety regime with a fresh set of roles, regulations and practices is being put into place for the construction industry. Although triggered by the Grenfell Tower fire, the regime's impact will extend far beyond the high-rise residential buildings considered to post the greatest fire risk. 'The gist of the Building Safety Bill was to make fundamental cultural changes to the built environment sector in relation to fire, structural and public safety,' says Jane Duncan, RIBA past president and chair of the RIBA Expert Advisory Group on Fire Safety, noting the wide reach of its proposals: 'All buildings are in scope of the bill and we need to be aware of this.'
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