All building safety articles – Page 8
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NewsLondon mayor calls for £3bn developer tax to pay for fire safety work
Sadiq Khan says tariff could be paid over next 10 years
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NewsCelotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for combustible insulation
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CommentThe Grenfell Inquiry reveals the urgent need for a culture change in construction
Cutting corners is never in anybody’s best interest, says James Wates
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CommentGrenfell Tower: A lesson in how not to manage a project
What we have heard has been a long saga of incompetence, says Graham Watts
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FeaturesA 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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NewsResearch key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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NewsBuilding safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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NewsNotting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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NewsEngland still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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CommentThe Building Safety Bill explained
Three lawyers detail what measures the new legislation is likely to contain and how it will operate
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon director ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed
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FeaturesCould try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
Source: Shutterstock Confidence in the industry’s ability to refurbish buildings, including recladding blocks or installing insulation, has been severely dented by the Grenfell disaster. One route to improving quality control is less construction on site and more factory-based manufacturing techniques The consensus seems to be that the ...
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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CommentThe Building Safety Bill: Slow going in the right direction
Draft legislation builds could take over three years to come into force - by which time the industry must have improved competence levels
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ cladding options had different fire safety ratings
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsSafety bill imposes two-year prison term for breaching building regs
Draft legislation confirms new building safety regulator and reduction of building control powers
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NewsBuilding Safety Bill announced
New laws will see biggest overhaul in bulding regulations for 40 years
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FeaturesGet 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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CommentWhat will new building safety legislation look like?
A legal view on what the government’s response to the Building a Safer Future consultation means
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NewsNew safety rules require more fire specialists, say experts
Building owners face tougher obligations under Fire Safety Bill