All building safety articles – Page 3
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What the second staircase guidance means for the industry
The long-awaited guidance will give developers confidence to proceed on projects, but debates will continue, writes Andrew Mellor
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Features
The race is on… Countdown to the general election part two: Ðǿմ«Ã½ safety, affordable housing, skills and education
Over the next few months, Ðǿմ«Ã½ will have a political focus: what do the parties have to offer? What does construction want and need? Here is the second instalment of our three-parter looking at election topics.Â
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ safety case reports explained
The requirement for principal accountable persons to prepare safety case reports under the BSA has now come into force. How can this best be done?
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ control chief warns of chaos to council services if competence rules are enforced from April
LABC boss tells government new rules requiring inspectors to be registered and certified should be postponed for six monthsÂ
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Race against time before April: Are we heading for a building control inspection crisis?
LABC fears a shutdown of building control services in April due to a lack of certified inspectors. How worried should we be? asks Daniel Gayne
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How the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Act is changing construction (and how to keep up)
AÂ platform design approach to manufacture and assembly offers the potential for fast, sustainable, behavioural change, says Jaimie Johnston of Bryden Wood
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News
Wait continues for government response to Morrell products review as minister dodges questions
Housing minister Lee Rowley tells MPs the government will reveal its building product safety plans ‘soon’
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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Phase-two findings may not be published before seventh anniversary of tower-block disaster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 doneÂ
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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 Ðǿմ«Ã½ 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 Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Regulator just days before deadline
Ðǿմ«Ã½ 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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Comment
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 TateÂ
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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