Orbit’s Neil Yeomans will chair the National Housing Federation’s building safety group after the passing of Paul Dockerill last November
Neil Yeomans will lead the group, which focuses on sharing experiences and lessons throughout the sector, implementing new safety regulations and providing housing associations with opportunities to hear from the new Building Safety Regulator.
Neil takes over the role of chair following the passing of previous chair, Paul Dockerill, who was director of Energy and Programme Management at whg housing association.
Using BIM to boost building safety
Neil has been a member of the group since 2022 and has worked for Orbit for 8 years, heading up an award-winning property safety team who have received national recognition for their work piloting the use of a digital Building Information Modelling (BIM) to create a golden thread of building information for high-rise residential blocks.
Under Neil, Orbit has been recognised for building safety, winning a second consecutive Merit for its commitment from the British Safety Council and a gold health and safety award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the fifth consecutive year.
Neil will play a key role in shaping building safety across the sector
Neil Yeomans commented: “This group has a really important part to play in shaping the change that will be required across our sector to respond to a new regulatory regime. Paul was passionate about improving building safety, and as I take up this new role, I’m committed to progressing the excellent work he did to ensure that our shared focus on making sure residents are safe, remains the top priority.”
Victoria Moffett, head of Building and Fire Safety Programmes at the NHF added: “We’re delighted that Neil will be chairing our building safety national group. His knowledge, passion and enthusiasm will be a real asset to us in our work to support housing associations to keep ensuring their residents’ safety. “
You can find more information about the work of the NHF building safety national group here.
