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What’s been done and what’s to come: unpacking the latest tranche of building safety documents

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A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week. Building combed through the documents to unpack what has been achieved in responding to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations and what is still to come

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Dulwich College by alma-nac: a new lower school library and the refurbishment of its emblematic Charles Barry block
Designed to change the world: Inside Oxford University’s new £200m Life and Mind Building
This Stirling Prize winner is a model for how we can all live better
Too good to waste: How to recycle an old building for use on a brand new one
From discontented planners to a glorious summer: Leicester Cathedral’s new extension
Bradford Live: how local residents rescued their much-loved cinema and converted it to a live music venue

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Building Systems Thinking: lessons from North Hyde on systemic risk

2025-12-15T07:00:00+00:00By Andrew Mylius

How government is seeking to reduce risk to critical national infrastructure as energy dependency grows

Heathrow’s North Hyde fire exposes hidden vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure

2025-12-15T07:00:00+00:00By Chris Glover

Human decisions often drive system failures, yet both the Heathrow substation fire report and the government’s energy resilience plans overlooked this, says Chris Glover at Buro Happold