All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs, Design and Specification articles – Page 39
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Grenfell insulation firm ‘took advantage’ of confused building control staff
Former Celotex product manager admits he did not correct misunderstanding made by LABC
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With design, the devil is in the detail
Seemingly straightforward facades like this one at Lincoln Square can develop into highly complex systems requiring extensive secondary supporting structures and bespoke fixings, explains Szerelmey
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On demand | In conversation with Jerry Tate
On demand | ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Design’s Elizabeth Hopkirk speaks to Tate Harmer partner Jerry Tate
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Grenfell insulation manufacturer ‘completely unethical’, inquiry hears
Former Celotex product manager says company exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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How the Grange University Hospital opened four months early
Using design for manufacture and assembly, Laing O’Rourke has delivered a major new hospital in Wales under budget and four months early – no wonder the government is looking to use it as a model for its hospital building programme. Thomas Lane reports
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Rethinking Design: How the pandemic transformed healthcare
In the second in our series on rethinking building design in the wake of the pandemic, Jordan Marshall reports on a booming healthcare sector and the government’s ambitious health infrastructure plans
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Dozens of firms win spots on £800m energy efficiency framework
Four year framework launched by LHC
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Insulation panels used on Grenfell failed fire test, inquiry hears
Manager at manufacturer Celotex admits marketing of product used in tower’s refurbishment was misleading
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AHMM’s £200m makeover of historic Berkeley Square office building approved
Construction at Lansdowne House set to start in 2022
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Faulkner Browns’ Olympic-size ice rink gets green light
Lee Valley scheme will replace small facility
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A look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
The first part of phase two’s hearings concluded last week - here’s an overview of the evidence revealing major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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Research key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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Ryder picked to design new Whipps Cross hospital
Tender process due to start early next year
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Derwent puts firms on notice for West End scheme
Developer to start tendering Baker Street job early next year
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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Architects and contractors have no idea cladding can be dangerous, Grenfell Inquiry hears
‘None of us had any idea there were such dangerous components being incorporated into cladding,’ says expert witness Paul Hyett
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Inquiry told architect ‘should never have specified Grenfell insulation’
Studio E ought to have known it did not comply with Approved Document B, expert witness says
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Let’s party (and work smarter) when all this is over
It has been an extraordinary and difficult year, but the future can be better and brighter, writes Jack Pringle
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Modular specialist bags job to build covid-19 test centres
Deal includes six facilities across England and ScotlandÂ