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FeaturesCould try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
The consensus seems to be that the ‘game-changing’ Building Safety Bill – out last week – is the government taking safety seriously. Now, writes Tom Lowe, it’s up to construction to up its game. He joins industry experts to see what needs to change
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News
Confusion as cost of England's Nightingale hospitals remains under wraps
Details of Welsh deals released over a month ago
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Features
Get ready for the building safety regulator
The key proposals on building safety made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster are finally about to be implemented in law. Building invited industry experts to discuss the coming changes
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New safety rules require more fire specialists, say experts
Building owners face tougher obligations under Fire Safety Bill
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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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Probe kicks off following Bellway Homes blaze in Barking
Fire at Bellway-built housing scheme in east London ‘fuelled by timber balconies’, locals claim
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More than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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Insurers slam cladding fire tests as ‘utterly inadequate’
ABI demands revision of full-scale mock-ups, which it says fail to replicate real world conditions adequately
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Government looks to toughen building regs on fire safety
Consultation focuses on restricting or banning ’desktop’ studies following the Grenfell tragedy
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Man found dead at Canary Wharf construction site
He was discovered at the location of Canary Wharf’s latest office tower
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Features
Fire risk: are we asking the right questions?
Fire prevention in commercial buildings is crucial, but what is the most effective way to ensure risks are minimised? Experts at a round table discussion debated the question
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Comment
Better fire safety can't wait for rule change
Regulations need to be simplified, but the industry needn’t wait for policy-makers to address fire safety
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News
PM strips Grenfell management firm of estate responsibility
Tenant management organisation awarded Rydon the Grenfell refurbishment contract in 2014
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Grenfell inquiry to examine tower's design and construction
Prime Minister accepted all ‘terms of reference’ recommendations of inquiry lead, Sir Martin Moore-Bick
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Fire safety failings shut hospital trauma unit
Patients to move out for 12 months while flammable cladding is replaced
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Construction safety fines jump 83% in a year
New sentencing guidelines cause big spike in safety and corporate manslaughter pay-outs
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Ex chief construction advisor heads post-Grenfell civils review
ICE-appointed Peter Hansford’s review will be separate from the DCLG’s industry response group
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Cladding safety checks could increase fire risk, DCLG warns
Concern about other material left exposed after cladding panels’ removal
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'Significant' industry response needed post-Grenfell, says Crossrail boss
Construction response group to address challenge of building safety
