From Friction to Acceleration: A Shift in Building Safety Oversight
A few weeks ago, Chris Lees spotlighted a critical tension in the UK housing sector: the unintended consequences of the Building Safety Act creating bottlenecks in project progression, particularly for buildings under 18m. His post resonated across the industry – highlighting that while safety is paramount, regulation must be enabling, not paralysing.
Towards a National Data Infrastructure: Plug-and-Play Collaboration at Scale
In a world defined by complexity, collaboration is not a luxury—it’s an imperative. But collaboration today is often hamstrung by data locked within organizational silos, incompatible systems, and high-cost, bespoke technical integrations. It’s time to change that. It’s time we build the data infrastructure we need.