All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 7
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Grenfell – a question of trust?
If the Grenfell fire teaches us one thing, says Colm Lacey, it is that the construction and development sectors need to create a culture of trustworthiness and humanity
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No plans in place to replace combustible cladding on more than 100 privately-owned towers
But this number has fallen from more than 200 in June
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Southwark council votes to refurbish Ledbury estate
Four residential towers on south London estate to get full make-over, says local authority
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Grenfell and the Hackitt report: whisper it, but progress is being made
Against the odds it seems that progress has been made behind the scenes – with, rumour has it, the help of about 100 civil servants – to implement Hackitt’s review
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Ministers extend probe to non-ACM cladding
Government set to ban aluminium composite material cladding but looking into other potentially flammable finishes
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Bellway breaks 10,000-homes barrier
North East housebuilder adds that it has set aside £6m for post-Grenfell recladding work
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Shining a light on quality: RIBA, RICS and CIOB launch Quality Tracker tool
Formulated by a cross-disciplinary working group and feeding off pan-industry consultation responses earlier this year, the Quality Tracker addresses many long-acknowledged problems in the construction industry, writes Nigel Ostime
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Housing secretary set to ban combustible cladding
Ban is not expected to apply to existing buildings
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Industry backs combustible cladding ban
A majority of responses to a government consultation also support the restriction of ‘desktop studies’
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RIBA reveals new fire safety rules for industry
Plan of Work update brings forward fire safety measures to earlier stages in design process after Grenfell Tower tragedy
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Who’s responsible for fire safety? It’s time to give the industry clarity post-Grenfell
We cannot wait for longer-term regulatory change to come into force, fire safety guidance is needed now – says Lucy Carmichael, RIBA Director of Practice
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Government threatens developers with cladding fines
Firms failing to remove risky material face fines, legal sanctions and losing out on government contracts
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Social skills
The collapse of Carillion should lead to a renewed focus on the positive impact that construction businesses can have on society
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Combustibles ban: flexibility will strengthen regulations
Change is our collective responsibility as a sector and we must be active participants, but the competing interests at play within the construction industry mean that the government needs to take ownership of the process
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Industry groups launch second Grenfell insurance survey
New poll seeks to get latest picture of how last year’s fatal fire affected firms’ premiums and cover availability
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Critics slam government's social housing plan
Campaigners say no funding in place to meet growing need as government consults on social housing supply
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Housing secretary calls for change in fire door industry
Doors from five manufacturers have now failed tests
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Taylor Wimpey shelling out £30m to strip out ACM cladding at its sites
Firm says majority of figure relates to a scheme in Scotland
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Owners who don't do anything about danger cladding at risk from neighbours, says lawyer
Blake Morgan warns of liability risk following Network Rail decision earlier this month
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Combustible cladding set to remain on almost three quarters of private sector homes
Over 200 buildings have no plan in place to replace problem cladding