All building safety articles – Page 3
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Mother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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Grenfell Inquiry report delayed until the middle of next year
Phase-two findings may not be published before seventh anniversary of tower-block disaster
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Insurance giant asks cladding remediation contractor staff to wear body cameras
AXA says videos will help ensure clear record of work done
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Gove sets out 30-month grace period for second staircase rule
Housing secretary lays out long-awaited transitional arrangements but gives no detail on how guidance will work
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Product industry entering a ‘brave new world’ due to new liabilities, CPA chief says
Peter Caplehorn told Ӱ the Future panel that industry must push towards digitalisation to back up future claims
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Estimated 2,000 buildings not yet registered with Ӱ Safety Regulator just days before deadline
Ӱ Safety Regulator reminds building owners not registering by 1 October is against the law
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Government expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure
Harrow Crown Court closed for repairs last month despite assurance that sites had been deemed safe
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We urgently need to invest in our state school buildings. It’s already too late…
The disparity in terms of investment in England’s independent and state school buildings is huge, getting bigger and unacceptable, writes Jerry Tate
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The RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
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Government tells schools to close all buildings containing problem concrete
Report in June found lightweight reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could be present in more than 500 schools
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Third Caledonian Modular school told to close over safety fears
Schools in Somerset and Northamptonshire add to list of modular schools forced to rejig autumn term plans
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Costs of meeting building safety rules for high-rises could reach nearly £3bn, DLUHC says
Impact assessment shows estimated costs of new regime for ‘higher-risk’ residential buildings
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‘Golden thread’ building information does not have to be stored on one system, DLUHC says
The government says it has received feedback about the effectiveness of multiple systems to share building safety information
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Housing body calls for talks with Gove over second staircase ‘hiatus’
Body says decision to reduce height of second staircase mandate to 18m risks “significantly reducing” housing supply
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Ӱ safety - it’s time for us all to take responsibility
With more regulations coming down the line, we need true collaboration from the industry, writes Suzannah Nichol
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Testing body BRE no longer accepting work from Kingspan or Celotex due to Grenfell
Firm ends relationship with insulation firms following evidence at inquiry
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Government orders all departments to investigate lightweight concrete risks
Surveys into decaying RAAC expanded to cover government’s entire £158bn estate
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Hill to redesign four major schemes due to second staircase rule
Affected proposals total more than 2,500 homes
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The developer remediation contract is full of confusion
Almost 50 developers have committed to fire safety remediation works under this government scheme, but clarity is severely lacking
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Industry shocked by Ӱ Safety Regulator head’s sudden departure
Peter Baker retired from the Ӱ Safety Regulator last week