Richard Williams Regional Director - South West & Wales

FRICS, MIFIREE

Richard is a fully qualified Building control surveyor with FRICS & MIFireE accreditation and has over 30 years’ experience in Building Control working for both local authority and the private sector.

He has worked extensively within the residential, commercial, retail, education and healthcare sectors including involvement in hospitals, nursing homes / extra care / sheltered and retirement housing developments as well as education projects for the numerous private education clients and extensive experience on working with projects involving conservation and listed building features / restrictions.

Richard was made a Fellow of the RICS in April 2014 in recognition for his work on building control and specifically listed / conservation building and has experience of delivering numerous seminars and training on building control and associated matters to external clients.

Richard works with clients to project manage schemes nationally and carries out site inspection work in Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire areas.

Over 30 years’ experience in Building Control working for both local authority and the private sector.

CASE STUDY
Carlton Club, London

Following a fire risk assessment on the club, Oculus was brought in to find suitable solutions for fire safety works required in the significant findings of the report. With the club being a listed building any works would need to have minimal impact on the historic fabric and disruption to the guest accommodation in the Club kept to a minimum. 

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CASE STUDY
Gloucester Cathedral

Project Pilgrim will improve and restore specific areas of the Cathedral to ensure it can fulfil its role as a place of dynamic spiritual, civic and heritage activity and play a key role in the regeneration of the city.

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CASE STUDY
Pangbourne College

The new build Harding Communications Centre at Pangbourne College designed by Mitchell Taylor Workshop combines a music school and ICT facility together under one roof and won the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA South Regional Award 2014. The building was designed to the BREEAM Excellent Standard and uses ‘Passivhaus’ principles with a continuous line of insulation over composite construction. 

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