All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 7
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Fire and heat will shape our future homes
Chris Stanley, housing manager at Modern Masonry, says overheating and emissions are as important to consider as fire protection in homes post-Grenfell.
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Brexit: the stakes are too high not to shake our bad habits
We are not going to meet the economic shock of Brexit by building in the way we’ve always done. We have to embrace radical change
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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