All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 72
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FeaturesRICS reforms: More demands from members
Letters continue to pour in about the future of the RICS, here are the latest views from the membership
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NewsGLA kick-starts 1,500-home regen scheme with £80m grant
Peabody planning homes at former Ford Dagenham car factory in east London
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NewsBBA certificate for Grenfell ACM was based off information on supplier’s website, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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NewsLendlease promotes London commercial boss to Europe-wide role
Rejig comes after construction incumbent moved to development role
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NewsIndustry veterans query RICS appointing own bosses to lead review of group
Paul Morrell and Richard Steer question independence of initiative
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NewsArconic ‘threatened’ to cut ties with testing house unless its Grenfell cladding was approved, inquiry hears
Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data
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NewsArchitects’ confidence gets boost from vaccine rollout
Success of initiative sees optimism tick up, Future Trends survey reveals
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NewsMcAlpine lands £73m hospital upgrade job
Firm to build one new mental health centre and upgrade two more
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NewsGrenfell cladding firm was warned a decade before fire that panels could kill 70 people
Manager told Arconic of expert’s prediction that ACM panels would burn like a ‘truck of 19,000 litre oil’
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NewsCLC to take over construction portfolio from scrapped industrial strategy
Covid sees government ditch 2017 plan in favour of Build Back Better proposal
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NewsGreen light for 650-home Maidenhead town centre revamp
JTP scheme will see 1960s shopping centre flattened
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NewsIndustry heavyweights to look at feasibility of Irish Sea crossing
Two former ICE presidents to carry out study into £15bn link
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News‘Fundamental errors’ made installing Grenfell cavity barriers, inquiry hears
Manufacturer says work was of ‘poorest standard’ it had ever seen
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NewsArrested developer agrees deal to get £70m Manchester tower stalled by fraud probe up and running
Careys walked off job last year following police investigation into Elliot Lawless
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NewsGrenfell cavity barriers only formally approved nine days after fire, inquiry hears
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
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NewsCLC to publish data every three months on how well industry is doing to reduce carbon emissions
Figures will be made available for government and public alike
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NewsIndustry experts in growing backlash against Budget’s lack of green policies
UKGBC boss says chancellor was ‘silent’ on construction’s carbon emissions
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NewsCLC to push for national retrofit strategy after Budget silence
Chancellor’s failure to promote green homes initiatives prompts group to demand action ahead of UN climate change conference
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NewsBuilding control officer ‘pressured' into providing certificate for combustible Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
LABC certificate became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower’s cladding system