All building safety articles – Page 6
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News
Big name firms join government-backed building safety scheme
Mace, Kier and Persimmon among first handful of signatories
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News
‘Not achievable’ to get new post-Brexit product certification rules ready in time, expert warns
Former NBS boss says time involved to swap CE marking for UK version has not been thought through
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Construction reacts to Queen’s Speech
Major planning overhaul at centre of government’s agenda for the year
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MPs vote down proposal to fund fire safety works
House of Commons rejected the Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill
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Government defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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Comment
Unsafe buildings pose big problems that need big solutions
An extra £3.5bn and an indeminity scheme for EWS1 forms will help but this crisis requires a strategic approach, says Ross Gissane
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News
Outrage over Jenrick’s £3.5bn cladding fund announcement
Campaigners allege ‘betrayal’ as new money will only cover buildings higher than six storeys, with others forced to take out loans
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Jenrick set to announce £5bn cladding fund
Press reports say housing secretary also considering £2bn developer levy
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Comment
The ugly reality of the Building Safety Fund
The extent of work that can be covered to make tall buildings safe must be expanded, writes Sean Clemons
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News
Government names and shames companies yet to start ACM remediation work
Fourteen groups highlighted for not starting cladding repairs
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London mayor calls for £3bn developer tax to pay for fire safety work
Sadiq Khan says tariff could be paid over next 10 years
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Celotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for combustible insulation
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Comment
The Grenfell Inquiry reveals the urgent need for a culture change in construction
Cutting corners is never in anybody’s best interest, says James Wates
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Comment
Grenfell Tower: A lesson in how not to manage a project
What we have heard has been a long saga of incompetence, says Graham Watts
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Features
A look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
The first part of phase two’s hearings concluded last week - here’s an overview of the evidence revealing major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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News
Research key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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Building safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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Notting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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England still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill explained
Three lawyers detail what measures the new legislation is likely to contain and how it will operate