All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 89
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‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, former Kingspan manager says
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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Foster & Partners wins competition to design futuristic China transport hub
Scheme will feature fleets of autonomous vehicles on ‘skybridges’
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No return to austerity in post-covid economy, government promises
Rishi Sunak announcing spending review on Wednesday
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Government announces fire safety form exemption for buildings without cladding
Deal with RICS agreed over weekend
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Work finally starts on viewing platform at York landmark
Controversial scheme at city’s 13th century Clifford’s Tower revised after original proposal prompted heritage backlash
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Decision to manipulate test report for Grenfell insulation made by senior management, inquiry hears
Former Celotex employee admits he should have challenged move
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Aecom wings in to nab operational lead from stalled Stansted job
Consultant says move will put firm in good position once airport sector emerges from covid pandemic
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Former Celotex boss signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing literature for Grenfell insulation, inquiry told
Hearing also told about complaints about material made by Ardmore in 2015
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Nearly half of high-rise buildings fitted with Grenfell cladding still have some in place
Government data says 17 buildings still have no plan at all to deal with problem
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Don’t take eye off Brexit ball, RIBA and Arb warn architects
Transition period due to end in six weeks’ time
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Government’s ‘green industrial revolution’ does not go far enough, industry says
Longer term plan needed, trade bodies say
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Grenfell insulation firm ‘took advantage’ of confused building control staff
Former Celotex product manager admits he did not correct misunderstanding made by LABC
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L&G launches build-to-rent business for the suburbs
New arm to focus on “new ways of living” in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic
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Grenfell insulation manufacturer ‘completely unethical’, inquiry hears
Former Celotex product manager says company exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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Green light for Gensler’s revamp of Seifert block in Covent Garden
Scheme to revive historic street lost in the 1980s
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Dozens of firms win spots on £800m energy efficiency framework
Four year framework launched by LHC
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Insulation on Grenfell refurb was rebranded as safe, inquiry hears
Celotex RS5000 was the same insulation as an earlier product, which had failed fire test for use on tall buildings
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Insulation panels used on Grenfell failed fire test, inquiry hears
Manager at manufacturer Celotex admits marketing of product used in tower’s refurbishment was misleading
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Tests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime