Author Paul Nash

Paul Nash

Author Paul Nash

Director of Building Safety UK | Catalyst Group

Paul is Director of Building Safety UK with over 40 years’ experience in the construction and property sector. His expertise encompasses all stages of the built asset lifecycle. His role at Catalyst is to support the growth of our building safety service offering.

Articles by Paul Nash

Beyond Compliance: Why Getting it Right First Time Is the Only Real Protection Under the Building Safety Act

For decades, the construction industry operated within a relatively predictable framework for liability. Defects were typically governed by a 12-month defects liability period and a statutory limitation period of 12 years. Projects were completed, time passed, limitation periods expired, and often, liability remained contained. That is no longer the case.  The Building Safety Act fundamentally altered the …

Complying with the Building Safety Act – the role of the Golden Thread

The Building Safety Act and related regulations have had a massive impact on the property and construction sector in England. These changes place increased responsibility and accountability on clients as dutyholders under the Act, and demand that they meet stringent requirements both during the design and construction and in occupied …

Catalyst’s Guide to the Building Safety Act

In the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK Government commissioned an Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt, DBE.

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