What more can be done to quantify and/or monetise the costs and benefits of building safety regulatory reform? Are there existing systems which are relevant here?
Background
Key areas here are developing our understanding of the drivers of behaviour across the industry, and the benefits and potential risks that technological change may bring.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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IMPROVING DESIGN FOR SAFETY: A WEB-BASED DESIGN FOR SAFETY CAPABILITY MATURITY INDICATOR (DFS-CMI) TOOL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
The global construction sector is estimated to account for 100,000 fatalities annually and about 30-40% of all fatal occupational injuries. In the UK, although the construction sector accounts for only approximately 5% o...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project is relevant as it focuses on improving health and safety in the construction sector, which is a key area mentioned in the question. However, it does not specifically address the quantification and monetization of costs and benefits of building safety regulatory reform.
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The Building Safety Application
ONE Creative's innovation will embed core Building Information Modelling (BIM), information management, facilities' management (FM) and IoT (Internet of Things) capability within a central, cloud-based information manage...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on building safety management and quantifying costs and benefits, aligning with the question.
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RegBIM: BIM-based Regulatory Compliance Design Environment
The RegBIM project is a Technology Strategy Board supported collaboration between BRE, Cardiff University, Bentley Systems, AEC3, Skanska, RIBA and LABC. Working with Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the UK co...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses regulatory compliance and cost reductions, partially relevant to the question.