RAAC expert takes chief construction adviser role

A leading engineer who helped tackle Britain’s RAAC crisis has landed the Government’s top construction advisory job.
Professor Sergio Cavalaro has been handed a three-year brief as chief construction and scientific adviser to help sharpen building safety regulation and raise standards across the industry.
The Loughborough University professor will join the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government full time.He takes over from interim chief construction adviser Thouria Is