Source · Select Committees · Built Environment Committee
Recommendation 79
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Despite the potential for novel materials, Katherine Adams, Technical Director at the Alliance for Sustainable...
Conclusion
Despite the potential for novel materials, Katherine Adams, Technical Director at the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, warned that the use of certain products can make it difficult to insure buildings. 130 She explained that any perceived risk, including the utilisation of novel building materials, adds cost to a project. 131 Mr Hopkins thought that the construction sector is “very conservative and does not change very quickly”, 132 relying instead on long-standing methods and products, increasing the perception of risk.