All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 43
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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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NewsDerwent puts firms on notice for West End scheme
Developer to start tendering Baker Street job early next year
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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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NewsArchitects 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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NewsInquiry 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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CommentLet’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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NewsModular specialist bags job to build covid-19 test centres
Deal includes six facilities across England and Scotland
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NewsConsultant ‘failed Grenfell project team’ on key fire safety queries
Expert witness says Exova gave wrong answers at a time when designers were asking valid questions
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Demand for school buildings is rising in the UK, but with land and funding at a premium, those tasked with making safe, inspiring educational spaces face tough limitations. Aecom’s Sarah Crowley, Peter Robinson and Jeff Simmonds examine the schools building sector and offer a cost breakdown
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CommentWhat motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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NewsBIM uptake stalling, former construction tsar warns
Paul Morrell says government needs to keep pushing initiative in industry
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Information - BuildingOn demand | Interview with Simone de Gale, CEO, Simone de Gale Architects
On demand: Listen to the discussion between Simone de Gale and Elizabeth Hopkirk
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NewsChange now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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NewsFaithful & Gould land role on £15m modular housing scheme
Scheme to provide 120 homes in Worksop
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NewsGrenfell inquiry: What we learnt from September’s evidence
Focus was on Harley Facade’s lack of technical expertise, while Max Fordham, Osborne Berry and CEP Architectural Facades also had questions to answer
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NewsCouncil austerity measures meant inspection corners were cut, Grenfell Inquiry told
Building control officer had 130 projects to keep track of and felt forced to make ‘judgments’ about whose work needed most focus
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’
Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds