All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 5
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News
Grenfell architect ‘can’t afford legal team’
Hearing told Studio E has to make ‘difficult decisions’ about how to explain its involvement in tower block refurb
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Developers trying to avoid 18m cladding rule, government official says
Buildings above this height banned from using combustible cladding
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Rydon says it’s ‘not passing the buck’ at Grenfell inquiry
Contractor on tower’s refurbishment says it delegated key tasks to sub-contractors
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Key construction firms in Grenfell refurb to give evidence
Architect, contractor and specialists to speak as public inquiry restarts today following resignation of panel member
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More details emerge on combustibles ban
Housing secretary’s move comes ahead of Grenfell inquiry’s resumption next week
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More private tower blocks found to have combustible cladding
Just 23 of 197 blocks have solved risk from ACM since Grenfell fire
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Features
Will Persimmon now put its own house in order?
Has Persimmon’s financial success come at the expense of quality and safety?
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Comment
The legal year ahead in construction
Sheena Sood previews what 2020 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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Worried local authorities bombard government with queries about cladding safety
Housing ministry mailbox deluged with over 9,000 emails since being set up following Grenfell fire
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Comment
Will a new decade see the end of old mistakes?
The government has a mandate to change an industry bogged down in the same issues as last year – but don’t expect many to be solved straight away
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Comment
High stakes: Party policies on cladding and fire safety in the general election
Two and a half years on from the Grenfell Tower fire disaster cladding and fire safety remain important concerns among the general public – concerns which have once again moved to the fore following the fire of a clad student accommodation building in Bolton.
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Combustibles ban could hit green walls, warns designer
Restriction was introduced a year ago in response to Grenfell disaster
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GLA starts search for cladding guru
New role to manage private sector cladding fund for building owners in London
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Ban all combustible materials following Bolton blaze, says fire group
Student block was clad in high-pressure laminate panels
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Government struggling to get a grip on scale of flammable cladding problem
Esther McVey tells Labour shadow it is trying to understand ‘scope and scale of issue'
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Grenfell report backs ‘golden thread’ calls for high-rise buildings
Next phase will examine why materials in fatal blaze failed to meet regulations, says inquiry head
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Government losing patience with those building owners yet to remove dangerous cladding
On eve of Grenfell report, housing secretary Robert Jenrick says he is close to ‘naming and shaming’ firms
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Hackitt slams safety costs fears
Grenfell report author says ‘widespread culture of indifference’ in construction remains
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Willmott Dixon and Hackney row over defects on resi block
Contractor’s housing arm Willmott Partnership Homes disputes ‘many’ of council’s claims
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‘Give us more info’, fire brigade expert tells industry
Emergency services after Grenfell need to know more about a building’s construction