News – Page 23
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NewsHackitt report: Key points for the construction industry
Seven big takeaways from Dame Judith Hackitt’s final report on building fire safety
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NewsHackitt looks to crack down on building safety shortcuts
Hackitt Review lays out key points where new regulatory body must run rule over high rise residential buildings
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NewsResident calls for combustible cladding ban ignored in final Hackitt report
But review leader says she would support a government decision to ban combustible materials
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NewsHackitt heads off critics ahead of publication of final report
The report is due to be released later this morning
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NewsTheresa May promises £400m to remove Grenfell-style cladding
PM’s pledge comes a day before the Hackitt Report is delivered
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NewsCall for clarity on building regs as insurers limit cladding work
Consultants’ inability to get professional indemnity insurance puts replacement programme in jeopardy
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NewsGrenfell lessons may not be learned, says ex-RIBA president
Jane Duncan says industry can’t say that a similar disaster won’t happen again
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NewsRIBA to unveil fire safety guidance
Plan of Work for Fire will offer updated fire protection advice
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NewsProposals emerge for Grenfell Tower estate refurb
Report details big-name architecture team’s proposals for Lancaster West Estate
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NewsFire safety experts call on government to act 'immediately' over building safety
Letter urges Theresa May to immediately make three key changes to regulations
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NewsRIBA warns government to take its Grenfell advice seriously
Hackitt ‘at risk of missing critical recommendations’
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NewsBRE report highlights catastrophic failures at Grenfell Tower
Leaked document points to poor construction and incorrect materials used in doomed tower’s refurbishment
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NewsGovernment looks to toughen building regs on fire safety
Consultation focuses on restricting or banning ’desktop’ studies following the Grenfell tragedy
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NewsApproval body defends decision not to downgrade Grenfell cladding
Products approval body says it was given no reason to alter fire rating – unlike its French counterpart
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NewsGrenfell contractor Rydon profits rise to £9m
Firm decided against making provisions in accounts for the Grenfell tragedy
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NewsExperts say government fire safety plan weakens regs
Desktop studies that Hackitt wanted restricted will now be an official route to Building Regs approval
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NewsResi towers 'to cost 20% more' after Hackitt
Increased costs down to expected changes in cladding and sprinkler systems
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NewsHackitt asks industry to help find fire safety solutions
The review was commissioned in the wake of the Grenfell fire
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News'Clear need for a full overhaul of the regulatory system', says Grenfell report
Judith Hackitt’s final report into building regs and fire safety will be released next spring