All Grenfell Tower articles
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Comment
Cladding contractors must beware the ‘grey zone’
The new Building Safety Act has been established with good intentions but it may end up creating a more fragmented, litigious environment for developers, contractors and architects, writes Peter Johnson
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Gove piles pressure on cladding firms and warns shareholders of ‘consequences’ if they don't pay up
Kingspan, Arconic and Saint-Gobain have yet to commit money towards repairs
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Post-Grenfell fire safety regulations come into force
New rules add to responsibilities of building owners
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One in 10 at-risk high rises still have dangerous cladding
Buildings still in need of remediation concentrated in London and Manchester
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RICS opens consultation on draft guidance for valuing cladded properties
Group seeking to help leaseholders by encouraging consistentcy in valuation
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PRP appointed lead architect on Broadwater Farm estate refurb
Tottenham blocks found to be structurally unsound in tests carried out in wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
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Mosaic trail marks fifth anniversary of Grenfell tragedy
Permanent memorial unveiled in north Kensington to the 72 people killed in the fire on 14 June 2017
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Government reveals data behind £4bn fire safety repair bill claim
Claim based on desk-based survey of 2,856 buildings, with a quarter of bill to remediate social housing sector homes
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Fire safety review before Grenfell not delayed by deregulation, Eric Pickles tells inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts “ludicrous”
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Former minister denies deregulation was prioritised over life safety before Grenfell fire
James Wharton tells inquiry he thought regulations had been “fit for purpose and working well”
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Senior official had not questioned ‘inappropriate’ fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
’Class 0’ rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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Government guidance for fire risk assessors ‘beyond a joke’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told that there had been a “background of complacency” on fire safety in the government in years before 2017 blaze
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Lead fire safety official described ACM panels as going ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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Government shown ACM cladding test results which ‘shocked’ experts 16 years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Fire test in 2001 had to be extinguished after five minutes after flames reached 65ft high
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It’s good to talk about flood and fire risks
A new report on risks posed by timber-framed buildings is a positive first step towards greater collaboration
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There is a smart solution to management of building safety data
The impending legislation will require building operators to comply with challenging new regulationsns
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Gove apologises for Grenfell Tower demolition briefings
Housing secretary pledges ’different approach’ to government communications about future of block
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Government due to confirm Grenfell Tower demolition this month
Inquiry set to resume this week with further evidence from fire safety expert Barbara Lane
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Arconic investors given all clear by US court to take legal action after Grenfell fire
Shareholders claim firm knew its cladding was dangerous but used it on high rise projects anyway
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RIBA attacks Building Safety Bill for ‘not fully addressing’ industry’s shortcomings
Fractured nature of construction threatens to undermine good intentions, architects group adds