x  List of acronyms

HRRB Higher Risk Residential Building/High Rise Residential

Buildings
HSE Health & Safety Executive
IA Impact Assessment
IET Institution of Engineering & Technology
ISO International Standards Organisation
JCA Joint Competent Authority
KCTMO The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management
Organisation
LABS Local Authority Building Standards
LFB London Fire Brigade
LGA Local Government Association
MHCLG Ministry of Homes Communities & Local Governments
NFCC National Fire Chiefs Council
PAS Public Approved Specification
PE Polyethylene
PII Professional Indemnity Insurance
PIM Project Information Model
PIR Polyisocyanurate
QR Quick Response
RBKC Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
RES Resident Engagement Strategy
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
RP Responsible Person
RRO Regulatory Reform Order
UK United Kingdom
uPVC Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride
WG Working Group
Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Northumbria University for allowing me the

time to write this book.
I am extremely grateful for the help provided by Liam Graye MCABE
for allowing me to use his research on competency frameworks.
I am extremely appreciative of the assistance provided by Barbara
Locke, who very generously gave hours of her time to proofread the
draft versions of the book.