All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 41
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NewsFire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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NewsZaha Hadid unveils design for China science museum
Scheme will sit at centre of innovation district in southern city of Shenzhen
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FeaturesRethinking Design: offices evolve beyond the 9 to 5
Covid-19 may have emptied our cities during 2020 and changed the way some staff do their jobs for ever, but reports of the death of the office are premature. Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the pandemic, how office design is adapting to create spaces people ...
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NewsNon-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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NewsLaing O’Rourke gets OK to build £195m London office
Scheme designed by Bennetts for Landsec gets planning green light
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NewsKingspan used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, inquiry hears
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NewsLocal firm crowns year with job to revamp Prince of Wales castle
Caernarfon Castle to get £3.7m makeover including viewing deck and cafe
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NewsBryden Wood drafted in to advise Essex hospital on MMC
Princess Alexandra one of six sharing £2.7bn of government funding
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NewsKingspan manager apologises after Grenfell Inquiry hears his foul-mouthed reaction to firm raising safety queries
Philip Heath emailed colleagues saying consultant go ‘fuck themselves’ after it questioned whether manufacturer’s product was OK to use
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NewsFurther work set for closed Hammersmith bridge as Fosters outlines plan for temporary crossing
Structure has been shut since August
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NewsUKGBC unveils new net zero guidance
Publication is part of the UKBC’s programme to drive the transition to net zero construction
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NewsCampaigners slam ‘monster’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Proposals given thumbs up by GLA yesterday
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NewsBellway slammed by London MP for failure to resolve cladding dispute
David Lammy says developer has shown ‘complete disregard’ for residents of Tottenham Hale Village
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NewsKingspan ‘not dishonest’ about insulation tests, former employee tells Grenfell Inquiry
But technical advisor admits some of firm’s marketing material could have been misleading after intervention from hearing’s chairman
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NewsFive firms on right lines for next step in small stations design competition
Contest attracted more than 200 entries with winners due next spring
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NewsKingspan threatened NHBC with legal action after flawed tests were exposed, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Kingspan employee responsible for testing was a ‘functioning drug addict’
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NewsCompetition launched to expand Harry Potter actor’s school
Architects eye next phase of City of London revamp
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News‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, former Kingspan manager says
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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NewsDevelopers required to meet new standards to secure cash from London social housing fund
Initiative aims to be build thousands of new homes from next April
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NewsGovernment announces fire safety form exemption for buildings without cladding
Deal with RICS agreed over weekend