Dear Min Macpherson
I am a professional structural engineer of 60 years experience who, like you, is dismayed at the recent number of building collapses, many deadly. I have written a document that summarises the relevant status quo and makes a suggestion, additional to those you may be contemplating, that would together go a long way towards meeting stated wishes and goals for safe building structures. A 4 pager document with content headings below – please ask your secretary to send me an email address to which I can send a copy, for your attention.
Kind regards
Chris Palmer PrEng
Cape Town

Safety of Building Structures in South Africa
- The Minister Public Works and Infrastructure and recent deadly building collapses
Consulting structural engineering
- Structural safety
Collapse investigations: Recommended early procedure
Structural engineering: A profession in crisis
- Deregulation and commoditisation of professional services
- The structural engineering contract
Public safety: Proposal towards its advancement
- Anticipated impact on structural safety of future constructions
References