SI365 - which architect has it right?

JonathonS

The current President of the RIAI
http://www.riai.ie/news/article/breaking_news_riai_press_release_on_s.i._365 ??

or

the two former Presidents of the RIAI
http://www.bregsforum.com/2015/09/07/si-365-of-2015-a-good-start-collins-ocofaigh/#comment-23070

BryanF

Are we supposed to guess? Can you elaborate or explain the crux of the right / wrong?

JonathonS

Guess away if that's the best you can do. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other, but I am intrigued by the widely differing views of current vs ex-Presidents.

Strolling Bones

The RIAI are simply lamenting the loss of their privilaged status under SI 9 2014.
Nothing more.
Too late for them to pretend they actually care about building standards.

galwaytt

...tbh, the most telling part of that statement is this: " The RIAI believes that removing almost one half of all new builds from a robust regulatory scheme is not ..."

In other words, that Builders and developers are not building at all. Only the self-build (either direct labour or through contract), who are building for themselves effectively - tells us the industry here is still near-dead.

Calahonda52

galwaytt wrote: »

...tbh, the most telling part of that statement is this: " The RIAI believes that removing almost one half of all new builds from a robust regulatory scheme is not ..."

In other words, that Builders and developers are not building at all. Only the self-build (either direct labour or through contract), who are building for themselves effectively - tells us the industry here is still near-dead.

Indeed: when I read the retired blokes write:

People spending their own money in their own houses for their own families, can choose how best to invest their resources.

I hit the delete button.
You think they were buying a bloody telly for the World cup.:D