This session focused on the key developments within the Building Standards System in Scotland, including the work of the Futures Board, the Compliance Plan working group and other workstreams aimed at ensuring buildings are safe, efficient and sustainable.
Stephen Garvin joined Scottish Government in January 2018 after spending most of his career at the Building Research Establishment. He leads of Division of 39 staff working on all aspects of the Building Standards system. He has initiated programmes of improvement to the Building Standards system in Scotland through the Futures Board, with a particular focus on increasing levels of compliance, making delivery more efficient, investing in the workforce and expanding the digital services. He is also responsible for the Single Building Assessment programme to address the need for cladding remediation.
Gordon Nelson has nearly twenty years’ experience of working in membership organisations in Scotland and joined the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in 2014. Prior to this, he worked at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and for Unilever in business development, membership management and business-to-business marketing roles.
Amongst his responsibilities in his role as the Director for FMB Scotland are public affairs, media relations, governance and representing member’s interests to Scottish policy makers and stakeholders within the Scottish construction industry.
