All Hackitt Report articles – Page 3
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NewsMinisters 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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FeaturesRoundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.
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NewsCall to jail those who flout fire regulations
Industry figures say that the minimum acceptable standards needed to be made clearer
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CommentShining 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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NewsGet rid of value engineering, Hackitt tells industry
Construction set up for firms 'to bid at any cost' fire safety author says
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NewsCombustible cladding ban needs to go further, say fire experts
Fire union wants material outlawed on all buildings
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CommentWho’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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CommentSocial 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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CommentCombustibles 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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NewsHousing secretary calls for change in fire door industry
Doors from five manufacturers have now failed tests
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NewsCombustible cladding set to remain on almost three quarters of private sector homes
Over 200 buildings have no plan in place to replace problem cladding
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NewsGovernment launches building regulations consultation
The consultation, which runs until October, seeks views on the proposed clarification of statutory guidance on fire safety
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NewsCombustible cladding ban should extend to existing buildings, MPs say
The housing committee said ban should also cover hospitals, hotels and student accommodation
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NewsUS company to set up new product testing centre
UL and the UK's Fire Protection Association are looking to open new large-scale testing facility
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NewsHousing association launches £2.4bn fire safety framework
Initiative will be made available to public bodies across England and Wales
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NewsFew MPs have read Dame Judith Hackitt’s report, claims housing minister
Hackitt’s review of building regulations was comissioned by the government in the wake of Grenfell
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NewsCriminal liablities for building regulation breaches the push industry needs, says RIBA boss
Adrian Dobson said severe punishments may be the only way to overhaul approach to compliance in construction industry
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CommentCharting a course for change
The construction industry needs reform – that much is clear. It’s time to recognise the factors we can’t control and tackle the ones we know we can
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NewsCombustibles ban could spell end of cross-laminated timber, says architect who helped pioneer it
Waugh Thistleton’s Anthony Thistleton says the UK “would go from a world leader to a backwater” with the collapse of CLT
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NewsUncertainty continues to blight industry, says latest Arcadis report
Consultant says Carillion’s collapse, Hackitt Review and Brexit have created uncertainty in the industry