Paul Everall
Paul Everall has been chief executive of LABC, the representative and promotional body for building control teams working in local authorities, since its formation in 2005. In that capacity he is a member both of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Working Group of the Green Construction Board and of the Maximisation of Energy Efficiency of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Forum set up by the government in support of the Green Deal.
Prior to that Paul spent almost 40 years in the civil service in a range of jobs, all in the field of environment and transport and culminating in 14 years from 1991 as head of the building regulations division in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. During that time he oversaw a number of improvements to those regulations on sustainability, in particular several strengthenings of the energy efficiency requirements. He helped Andrew Stunell take his Sustainable and Secure ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Bill through Parliament. Earlier in his career he was responsible for legislation requiring the environmental restoration of old mineral workings.
Paul lives in Dorset, and as part of his charitable work there he chairs the West Dorset Partnership and its Climate Change Group, and helps distribute European Commission rural funding through the Chalk and Cheese programme.
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Energy efficiency: It's all in the details
There’s a great need to get the little things right as we move towards tighter buildings
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Is the long hot summer causing green policies to wilt?
I’m desperate for some holiday reading on green policy but it seems to be elusive
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How much longer must we wait for new housing standards?
It has been three months since the consultation on the housing standards review closed and still we have heard nothing
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The iniquity of 'one in, two out'
The government’s blunt effort to reduce the burden of regulation on our industry seems to be having perverse consequences
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Will Part L 2013 really make any difference?
The transition to the new standards didn’t work well last time, it won’t this time
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Does the Green Deal have too much consumer protection?
The scheme has a lot to offer the homeowner, but the government is holding it back
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It's time to end housing standards outside of regulations
Developing a set of national housing standards outside of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations would cause confusion
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Paul Everall: Change of plan?
We have a new government with its own ideas about building control. So, what do we know so far about Con/Lib plans for regulation, asks Paul Everall, and what could they mean for the industry?
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Modern enforcement methods
Making sure the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations are complied with is a tough task. But these days, with a little teamwork and co-operation, there should be no need for strong-arm tactics, says Paul Everall, chief executive of Local Authority ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Control
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Why Regulations matter
Paul Everall, the DETR's head of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations, explains why and how the government reviews its rules