All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 8
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Industry groups launch second Grenfell insurance survey
New poll seeks to get latest picture of how last year’s fatal fire affected firms’ premiums and cover availability
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Critics slam government's social housing plan
Campaigners say no funding in place to meet growing need as government consults on social housing supply
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Housing secretary calls for change in fire door industry
Doors from five manufacturers have now failed tests
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Taylor Wimpey shelling out £30m to strip out ACM cladding at its sites
Firm says majority of figure relates to a scheme in Scotland
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Owners who don't do anything about danger cladding at risk from neighbours, says lawyer
Blake Morgan warns of liability risk following Network Rail decision earlier this month
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Combustible cladding set to remain on almost three quarters of private sector homes
Over 200 buildings have no plan in place to replace problem cladding
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Plymouth housing authority appoints contractor for cladding work
Exeter firm Mi-Space is set to replace composite cladding on three towers
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MPs told buildings with ACM cladding removed still at risk
Experts say many buildings where ACM cladding has been removed are still not meeting fire safety standards
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Criminal liablities for building regulation breaches the push industry needs, says RIBA boss
Adrian Dobson said severe punishments may be the only way to overhaul approach to compliance in construction industry
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Government announces action plan to speed up combustible cladding removal on private buildings
Work has started on just 21 of 297 buildings
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Charting a course for change
The construction industry needs reform – that much is clear. It’s time to recognise the factors we can’t control and tackle the ones we know we can
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Combustibles ban could spell end of cross-laminated timber, says architect who helped pioneer it
Waugh Thistleton’s Anthony Thistleton says the UK “would go from a world leader to a backwater” with the collapse of CLT
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Architectural adviser sacked by Grenfell Inquiry
John Priestley dropped after two days over ‘misuse of title’ complaint
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Official costs of combustibles ban too low, says expert
Using non-combustible cladding material could add more than £60/m2 to high-rise buildings
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To ban or not to ban, that is the question
The government’s consultation on banning combustible cladding materials has been published. The implication is that the industry isn’t capable of constructing buildings correctly
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Pupils could return to Grenfell school in September
Governors, staff, pupils and experts to be canvassed over a possible return to the building that sits at the foot of the tower block
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Combustible cladding ban could add £75,000 to high-rise build costs
Government has published its proposals for banning combustible cladding
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Government launches consultation on combustible cladding
The consultation will run until 14 August
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Labour MP's bill would force contractors to reveal public sector contract details
Andy Slaughter is due to give a second reading of his Freedom of Information (Extension) Bill today
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Features
One year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part two
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection, as today marks one year since the tragedy. In the second part of this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports