All Hackitt Review articles
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CommentTackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government’s £1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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NewsHackitt rounds on industry for ‘excuses’ she hears over slow pace of change following Grenfell fire
Standard practices are ‘gob-smacking’, says chair of board behind building safety regulator
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NewsHackitt slams safety costs fears
Grenfell report author says ‘widespread culture of indifference’ in construction remains
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NewsAlmost 25,000 high-risk homes still clad in ACM
Latest update reveals there are 324 buildings with ACM cladding systems
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NewsGovernment floats tighter fire safety regulations
Consultation proposes reducing height of buildings that require sprinklers
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NewsWillmott Dixon and Hackney row over defects on resi block
Contractor’s housing arm Willmott Partnership Homes disputes ‘many’ of council’s claims
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NewsFirms to be saddled with costs of improving competence
Price of buildings likely to rise to pay for regulation and oversight of competence frameworks
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NewsReport to improve competency in construction out for consultation
Findings of Competence Steering Group stretch to nearly 150 pages
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FeaturesGrenfell two years on: what really has changed?
As the consultation on how to implement the Hackitt review’s reforms is launched, Joey Gardiner looks at the response to Grenfell so far
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CommentGrenfell - the slow road to change
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, there is still anger at the lack of progress from the industry and goverment to change
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CommentMaking Hackitt happen
Creating a competence framework to respond to the Hackitt report has brought about the biggest-ever alliance of construction organisations
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FeaturesHackitt: Where do we go from here?
Two years on from the Grenfell fire and a year after the resulting Hackitt report, the government is at last moving forward on strengthening the regulatory environment for construction. To assess the industry’s progress so far, Building carried out a survey ahead of its upcoming conference
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CommentGrenfell fire response: let’s not lose momentum
The Hackitt report has got backing from the government, but recent events in Westminster bring the prospect of delay
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NewsMost firms don’t follow Hackitt recommendations
Building survey reveals construction companies have changed little in response to report after Grenfell fire
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FeaturesBuilding podcast: Peter Rees on the future of London; Hackitt review consultation
Listen on our website here or on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or your preferred podcast app
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NewsBuilding launches survey on Hackitt Review
Building to host event on next steps for report’s recommendations on 13 June
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CommentBuild safe, not sorry
Stephanie Canham examines how the revised Building Regulations to limit cladding material use will affect construction disputes
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NewsMore than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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NewsGovernment says key Hackitt proposals will be looked at by next spring
Scores of report’s recommendations are due to be consulted on in the new year
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NewsGovernment says Hackitt's recommendations will be implemented in full
Housing secretary says document marks ‘culture change’ in industry