3 September - The lack of concrete facts
There have been three enquiring messages to BiB about Reinforced Autoclaved
Aerated Concrete which is a bit odd because I had never considered myself a
structural engineer. Maybe if I was I would have thought long and hard about buildings made of Aero Bars.
But trying not to be facetious I suppose parents are more than a little worried for their children’s safety.
A quick search of various news sites suggests that only one school in Bexley is
built from RAAC, and fortunately not all of it. That school is Cleeve Park in
Sidcup. It is an Academy and therefore somewhat arm’s length from Bexley
Council but one would have thought that either or both could have put up a notice on their
websites to keep parents in the picture; but there is nothing.
With only public buildings affected so far one must hope that The Woolwich
Building Society were above such false economies or Bexley Council Taxpayers
will be landed with a big bill.