Grenfell architect should have appointed fire consultant, former RIBA president tells inquiry

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-11-03T07:08:00

Expert witness Paul Hyett says it would have been ‘prudent’ for Studio E to hire specialist help

Architect Studio E was “imprudent” not to have appointed a specialist fire consultant when it took on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment project, the inquiry into 2017’s fire that claimed 72 lives was told.

Expert witness Paul Hyett said given Studio E’s lack of experience in high-rise residential overcladding “it would have been important for them to get a fire consultant and to use that fire consultant properly”.

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