Resumption 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 web…
Cladding 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…
ACM 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…
New 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…
Combustibles 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…
£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…
“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…
Tackling the cladding challenge | Faithful+Gould | UK & Europe
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One in five leaseholders trapped by dangerous cladding have thought of suicide or self-harm, survey reveals
More than 20% of leaseholders affected by the cladding scandal have had suicidal thoughts or felt compelled to self-harm, an exclusive survey for Inside Housing has revealed. At a protest in February, people called for action for the national cladding scandal to be ended (picture: Peter Apps) Sharelines The […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell campaigners call for government to set deadline to remove all cladding
ANNIVERSARY: Grenfell Tower Photo credit: Steve Parsons/PA JUSTICE4GREFELL is encouraging people to write to their MPs demanding a time-frame and detailed plan on how and when the cladding will be removed. The call comes ahead of the three-year anniversary of the fire which killed 72 people. The government said […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell campaigners call for cladding removal deadline
The Grenfell Tower fire claimed the lives of 72 people in June 2017 Grenfell campaigners are urging the government to commit to a deadline to remove all flammable cladding. It comes just days before the third anniversary of the fire in west London that killed 72 people. The Justice4Grenfell […] Click here to view original…