According to the ISSG, developers were using standards in the early stages of the building design that would knowingly be changed soon.

The findings come from the ISSG’s fourth report on the progress of culture change in groups within the built environment sector.

The report noted that while there have been improvements, they are not consistent within the industry, with broader actors needing to demonstrate that their commitment to building safety was ‘driven by the right motivation”.

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The report said: “We are also deeply concerned by the actions of some developers where we have seen hard evidence of them continuing to proceed without considering safety in the early stages of a building’s design and continuing with the construction of buildings to standards which they know will change very soon. 

“Not only is it disappointing that they are failing to “do the right thing” but we do not understand the mindset when they may well face serious challenge from the regulator before the building is handed over for occupation and/or they may be creating future need for remediation work.”