The Technical Interface
Building safety advice for complex decisions.
We help clients move complex building safety matters forward: testing the evidence, shaping the strategy, coordinating the process and supporting clear, proportionate decisions.
Selected organisations we support
Where we are usually called in
When the project needs a clear technical lead
Beers is usually instructed when a building safety matter has moved beyond a single report. The evidence, stakeholders, commercial pressure and regulatory route need to be brought into one clear position.
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The evidence does not join up
FRAEW, fire strategy, structural evidence, cost plan and management records each say something different. The client needs one evidenced position and someone to reach it.
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The scope is moving ahead of the evidence
Remediation cost, programme or specification is being fixed before the assumptions behind it have been tested.
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A submission has volume but no narrative
The BAC, Gateway, funding or regulatory pack contains material, but not a clear case a reviewer can follow.
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The technical issue has become commercial
Cost, liability, funding, leaseholder communication or legal strategy now depends on what the technical evidence actually supports.
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A fire safety decision affects the building fabric
A proposed measure may affect structure, access, moisture, ventilation, maintenance or long-term performance.
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Nobody is holding the interface
Consultants, contractors, funders, lawyers, managing agents and residents all have separate questions. The client needs one technical adviser holding the thread and driving the process.
What we do differently
The value is in the interface
Beers works across fire safety, building fabric, structure, remediation, regulation, funding, legal context and stakeholder communication. We review the evidence as one set, challenge assumptions and help clients reach positions that are clear, proportionate and defensible.
- Evidence before opinionWhat was relied on, its status and its date, recorded before a conclusion is drawn.
- Building fabric judgementA fire safety measure read against the building as constructed, not in isolation.
- Technical clarity for decision-makersThe finding, what it means, what it does not mean, and whose decision it is.
Where to start
Three routes in
External wall and remediation risk
FRAEW, PAS 9980, EWS1, intrusive investigation strategy, remediation scope and funding evidence.
Safety case, BAC and regulatory submissions
Building Safety Case Reports, BAC applications, BSR RFI response, Gateway strategy and evidence alignment.
Technical review, dispute and legal team support
Peer review, evidence gap analysis, technical advisory to legal teams and clear positions on what documents prove.
- c.1,000buildings under fire and building safety governance
- £400m+combined project value across active assessment and remediation
- 75+FRAEW peer reviews
- 10Building Assessment Certificates secured
What clients say
In their words
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“Nick remains genuinely independent, even when this means delivering tough messages to clients. There really are few, if any, experts who understand the legal and regulatory position as well as Nick does.”
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPPartner
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“A rare ability to assess these issues holistically, challenge assumptions where necessary, and provide proportionate, evidence-based recommendations. His advice is balanced, practical and independent.”
ColliersHead of Residential and Living Group
Our approach
Independent. Proportionate. Defensible.
How the work is controlled: evidence first, assumptions stated, limitations clear, and recommendations matched to the risk and the decision in front of the client.
Need a clear position from complex building safety evidence?
Send us the reports, the issue and the decision you need to make. We will tell you whether the evidence supports the position, what remains uncertain and what a proportionate next step looks like.