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NewsConstruction reacts to Queen鈥檚 Speech
Major planning overhaul at centre of government鈥檚 agenda for the year
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NewsMPs vote down proposal to fund fire safety works
House of Commons rejected the Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill聽
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NewsGovernment defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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CommentUnsafe buildings pose big problems that need big solutions
An extra 拢3.5bn and an indeminity scheme for EWS1 forms will help but this crisis requires a strategic approach, says Ross Gissane
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NewsOutrage over Jenrick鈥檚 拢3.5bn cladding fund announcement
Campaigners allege 鈥榖etrayal鈥� as new money will only cover buildings higher than six storeys, with others forced to take out loans
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NewsJenrick set to announce 拢5bn cladding fund
Press reports say housing secretary also considering 拢2bn developer levy
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CommentThe ugly reality of the 星空传媒 Safety Fund
The extent of work that can be covered to make tall buildings safe must be expanded, writes Sean Clemons
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NewsGovernment names and shames companies yet to start ACM remediation work
Fourteen groups highlighted for not starting cladding repairs
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NewsLondon mayor calls for 拢3bn developer tax to pay for fire safety work
Sadiq Khan says tariff could be paid over next 10 years
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NewsCelotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it 鈥榙idn鈥檛 occur鈥� to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written 鈥榃TF鈥� on flawed test report for聽combustible insulation
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CommentThe Grenfell Inquiry reveals the urgent need for a culture change in construction
Cutting corners is never in anybody鈥檚 best interest, says James Wates
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CommentGrenfell Tower: A lesson in how not to manage a project
What we have heard has been a long saga of incompetence, says Graham Watts
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FeaturesA look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for 鈥榮hambles鈥�
The first part of phase two鈥檚 hearings concluded last week - here鈥檚 an overview of the evidence revealing聽major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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NewsResearch key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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News星空传媒 safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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NewsNotting Hill settled 拢20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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NewsEngland still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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CommentThe 星空传媒 Safety Bill explained
Three lawyers detail what measures the new legislation is likely to contain and how it will operate
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Rydon director 鈥榟aunted鈥� by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed
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FeaturesCould try harder: construction squares up to the new 星空传媒 Safety Bill
Source: Shutterstock Confidence in the industry鈥檚 ability to refurbish buildings, including recladding blocks or installing insulation, has been severely dented by the Grenfell disaster. One route to improving quality control is less construction on site and more factory-based manufacturing techniques The consensus seems to be that the ...