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Calls grow to include student accommodation in fund to remove cladding from buildings
The Cube Fire. Credit GMFRS THE publication of the report into The Cube Fire prompted a flurry of people to sign a petition calling for Government cladding from student accommodation. Although the report did not look at the the part the cladding may have played in the fire, it […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLeaseholders could be trapped in homes for years as housing associations struggle to cope with scale of EWS crisis
Leaseholders could be left unable to sell or remortgage their homes for years as housing associations struggle to cope with the scale of the external wall system crisis currently afflicting the housing market Click here to view original web page at www.insidehousing.co.uk
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A campaign group in Birmingham says it’s worried there may be dozens of buildings in the city with cladding issues that aren’t being identified – that could leave flat owners seriously out of pocket.
Read MoreACM remediation work to boost construction pipeline post covid-19
CIC boss Graham Watts said work will be important pipeline of business for firms Replacing Grenfell-style cladding on high-rise towers will be an important source of work for construction firms looking to bounce back from the covid-19 pandemic, according to the boss of the Construction Industry Council. Speaking as […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreResumption update issued for Grenfell Public Inquiry in wake of consultation
THE GRENFELL Tower Public Inquiry’s consultation on how best to resume hearings amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Government-enforced lockdown period has resulted in a substantial consensus in favour of limited attendance hearings in July at the earliest. On 15 June 2017, (then) Prime Minister Theresa May announced […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding still not replaced on 70% of at-risk blocks
A survey of residents living in high-rise and at-risk blocks with combustible cladding has found that 70 per cent have yet to see their buildings made safe. The poll of 1,352 people living in such buildings was carried out on behalf of MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local […] Click here to view original…
Read More“Extend restriction on combustible materials to prevent further loss of life” asserts RIBA
The RIBA recommends that the restriction introduced in December 2018 should: *be extended to include hotels, hostels and boarding houses, and indeed all buildings where a catastrophic event could cause multiple fatalities *apply to key materials in external walls only. If not, the list of materials exempt from the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCombustibles consultation wraps but lobbying unlikely to cool
18 minutes The consultation on the government’s proposals for the use of combustible materials in construction has now closed, leaving policy makers to weigh up the competing claims of well-funded vested interests. On the one side Big Timber is saying think again; one the other side is Big Concrete […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew research unearths “crucial gaps” found in façade fire safety regulatory regime
The multidisciplinary team of designers, fire safety experts, regulators and researchers undertook a detailed review of the façade fire tests and classification criteria used in the UK to demonstrate the compliance of combustible façades with the Building Regulations; specifically focusing on the BS 8414 test methodology and the BR […] Click here to view original…
Read More£1bn ‘not enough to make Greater Manchester tower blocks safe’
Grenfell Tower. Voluntary organisations filled the void left by a lack of official direction in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, a report has found.. THE government’s £1 billion fund to make high rise buildings safe from fire following the Grenfell Tower blaze in London three years ago […] Click here to view original…
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