Hot Topics Flashcards
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JCT Changes
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- EOT Response time reduced from 12- 8 weeks.
- Gender neutral language and emails can now be accepted: futureproof
- Relevant events now allow for epidemics to allow for additional time
- Article 7 introduced for the Building Safety Act which identifies the principle designer and the principle contractor.
- Termination: allows for recovery of LADs
Updated due to changes in case law
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Fire Safety Act
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- Cladding for Surveyors 1st Edition Intorduced March 2021
- Fire Safety is obviously of great importance and falls outside of my expertise, if my client seeks advice I would always recommend they seek professional advice.
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Fire Safety Act 2021
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- Introduced March 2021
- Holds legal obligations of deemed responsible persons
- Confirms that the act applies to structures and everything connected to which was previously unclear
- Responsibility was previously unclear
- Forces owners, landlords, managing agents to take precaution in identifying any dangerous cladding & remediate any dangerous materials
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EWS1
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External Wall Fire System
- Applicable when a multisotrey building is bought, sold or re-mortgaged
- Not a building safety certificate but a re-mortgaging value tool
- RICS & Mortgage lenders came together and formed the form to assess the external walls systems over 18m.
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ACM
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Aluminum Composite Material
- 2 skins of aluminium bonded to a lightweight core
- Thought to provide insulating properties
- Was thought to contain combustible materials that spread the fire across the external elevation.
- Combustible materials now banned from high rises above 18m.
- Local authorities need to undertake remediation.
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Building Safety Act
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- Passed in 2022 and introduce April 2023
- Identifies that building over 18m are of high risk
- Sets 3 gateways of information and safety requirements for the project to pass
- Golden thread of crucial safety informaiton & documents are required for record
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