All Grenfell Tower articles 鈥� Page 10
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CommentHackitt - no easy answers
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 bid to bring discipline to a fragmented industry is laudable, but for many, her report is disappointing
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CommentHackitt report: The industry must step up and play its part too
Legislative change takes time and we need to start changing now
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NewsHousing secretary says government coming round to cladding ban
James Brokenshire tells MPs government is 鈥渕inded to agree鈥� with arguments to outlaw combustible cladding
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NewsHackitt says she would support government ban on combustible cladding
But her final report, published today, does not recommend a ban
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NewsPrivate building control banned from high rise inspections, says Hackitt
Final report recommends new approval body for buildings over 10 storeys but聽no ban on flammable materials
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NewsHackitt heads off critics ahead of publication of final report
The report is due to be released later this morning
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NewsTheresa May promises 拢400m to remove Grenfell-style cladding
PM鈥檚 pledge comes a day before the Hackitt Report is delivered
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FeaturesGrenfell and cladding: double indemnity
The construction industry has a huge task ahead to re-clad high-rise buildings. But restrictions to insurance cover is causing a shortage of companies willing to take on the work
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NewsCall for clarity on building regs as insurers limit cladding work
Consultants鈥� inability to get professional indemnity insurance puts replacement programme in jeopardy
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NewsGrenfell lessons may not be learned, says ex-RIBA president
Jane Duncan says industry can鈥檛 say that a similar disaster won鈥檛 happen again
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NewsRIBA to unveil fire safety guidance
Plan of Work for Fire will offer updated fire protection advice
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FeaturesRegulations: issues of control
Construction failings at Grenfell Tower have highlighted the need for an overhaul of building聽control to ensure inspectors pick up on breaches of the 微密圈 Regulations, but how should this be done?
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NewsProposals emerge for Grenfell Tower estate refurb
Report details big-name architecture team鈥檚 proposals for Lancaster West Estate
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NewsFire safety experts call on government to act 'immediately' over building safety
Letter urges Theresa May to immediately make three key changes to regulations
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NewsRIBA warns government to take its Grenfell advice seriously
Hackitt 鈥榓t risk of missing critical recommendations鈥�
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NewsBRE report highlights catastrophic failures at Grenfell Tower
Leaked document points to poor construction and incorrect materials used in doomed tower鈥檚 refurbishment
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NewsGovernment looks to toughen building regs on fire safety
Consultation focuses on restricting or banning 鈥檇esktop鈥� studies following the Grenfell tragedy
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NewsApproval body defends decision not to downgrade Grenfell cladding
Products approval body says it was given no reason to alter fire rating 鈥� unlike its French counterpart
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FeaturesProduct fire testing: safe as houses?
Construction product safety has been highlighted in the wake of the Grenfell fire. Thomas Lane unravels the complexities of the present system
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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We鈥檒l doubtless聽see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?