Find out how PAS 9980 supports a consistent approach to appraisals
If you assess, manage, own, design, insure, or remediate residential buildings with external wall systems, PAS 9980 matters to your work.
The 2026 revision of PAS 9980 marks a significant update to the way external wall construction and cladding is appraised in existing blocks of flats.
This free, live webinar helps you understand what has changed, why it has changed and how the revised approach supports more proportionate, risk-based decisions. You’ll hear from BSI, MHCLG and the lead technical author of the revision as they explore the updates to the PAS, the policy context around external wall remediation and the practical implications for those responsible for building safety.
Whether you’re a fire engineer, surveyor, managing agent, building owner, housing provider, designer, or consultant, this session gives you important insights into the revised methodology.
Webinar details
- Date: Thursday 15 October 2026
- Time: 10.00-11.30 am (GMT)
- Format: Online
What you’ll learn
Join us to explore:
- The latest government policy on external wall remediation and supporting guidance.
- The drivers behind the full revision of PAS 9980.
- The key changes from the previous edition and what they aim to achieve.
- How the revised methodology supports evidence and risk-based decision-making.
- What building owners, managing agents and duty holders need to understand.
- Practical considerations for fire engineers, surveyors and consultants.
- The relationship between PAS 9980 and the Building Safety Act framework.
- Common challenges and lessons learned from implementation.
Event timings
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and Housekeeping (10 mins)
- Ant Burd, Director of Built Environment, BSI
- 10:10 – 10:30 External wall remediation policy (20 mins)
- Stephen Porter, MHCLG Senior Policy Adviser – Fund Policy and Proportionality
- 10:30 – 11:00 The revision of PAS 9980 (30 mins)
- Dr David Crowder, Partner, DCCH Experts LLP
- 11:00 – 11:20 Live Q&A, with all speakers and moderated by Ant Burd, BSI (20 mins)
- 11:20 – 11:25 Closing Remarks
- Ant Burd, Director of Built Environment, BSI
Why attend?
The revised PAS 9980:2026 supports greater consistency in external wall appraisals and clearer decision-making around building safety risk. By attending, you’ll gain insight into what has changed and what it means for your role.
This webinar is designed to help you move from uncertainty to informed action. Complete the form to book your free place today.
Speakers
David is a partner at DCCH Experts LLP, a firm specialised in the provision of expert fire safety advice in relation to fire incident investigation, building defects and challenging engineering problems. He has extensive experience in the field of fire safety, having been involved in a wide range of large scale experimental work, testing, inspections and fire investigations, particularly with respect to new developments in the built environment.
He specialises in investigating fire development, the performance of fire protection measures and systems during real fire incidents, and the regulatory aspects of performance in these areas. He is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council by the Institution of Fire Engineers and holds a PhD in the impact of fire chemistry in fatal fires, examined via the investigation, reconstruction and hazard analysis of real fires.
Major fire investigations he has worked on include the Atherstone on Stour warehouse fire, Royal Marsden Hospital, the Cutty Sark, Lakanal House and the Grenfell Tower fire. He is one of the authors of the Code of Practice for Investigators of Fire and Explosions for the Criminal Justice Systems in the UK, as well as being the lead technical author of PAS 9980: 2026, the Code of Practice for Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats.
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