Understanding Transfer Slab Risks in Modern Building with Gary Strong FRICS, Patrick Hayes FIStructE, Trevor Rushton FRICS and Nick Knight MRICS #237

Reinforced concrete transfer slabs have become a frontline building safety concern, particularly in medium and high-rise mixed-use and residential schemes. 

In this episode of The RICS Podcast, host Gary Strong FRICS is joined by Patrick Hayes, Trevor Rushton FRICS and Nick Knight MRICS to unpack the emerging risks around reinforced concrete transfer slabs. 

They explore what transfer slabs are, why they have become a critical building safety concern in the UK, and how issues such as punching shear, historic design practices, and incomplete records affect today’s risk profile.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• What reinforced concrete transfer slabs are, where they are typically found, and why they’ve emerged as a building safety issue
• How punching shear and concentrated loads create risks not fully covered by historic codes and standard design practice
• The roles and responsibilities of those responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing transfer slabs
• Practical approaches to assessment and mitigation of risk around transfer slabs

Gary Strong FRICS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-strong-bsc-hons-frics-fciarb-c-builde-fcabe-fcila-b52667b/

Patrick Hayes FIStructE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hayes-b23b5778/

Trevor Rushton FRICS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-rushton-15348222/

Nick Knight MRICS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-knight-77277064/

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:

https://www.rics.org/uk/

RICS Podcast Page

https://www.rics.org/podcast/

Kieran Halliwell

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/