Episode 5 - PAS 8700

How do you create trust, consistency, and a common language across MMC? This roundtable unpacks PAS 8700, the first sector-wide standard for assuring capability and compliance in offsite construction. From fire safety and design for manufacture to procurement and adoption, the panel explores why the PAS matters, how it was built, and what comes next for making it stick in practice.Speakers:Gaynor Tennant – Founder & Chair, Offsite Alliance (Host)Dan Rossiter – BSI (British Standards Institution), Standards LeadMatthew Egan – Architect; Founder of panelised steel frame company; Chair, BSI CB301 (MMC Standards)Nigel Ostime – Architect & Technical Lead, Hawkins\Brown; Chair of RIBA Client Liaison GroupTrudi Sully – Director, Industrialised Construction, Mott MacDonaldSteve McGrail – Fire Engineer, Cooper Reed / BEFS Ltd