All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 3
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News
NHBC chief denies building control body was Kingspan’s ‘poodle’
Head of technical operations denies allowing use of Kingspan to avoid ‘barrage of claims’
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Building control body denies it took ‘benevolent’ attitude to Kingspan because it was in financial trouble
Grenfell Inquiry shown emails in which LABC staff said Kingspan deal would ‘save this failing company’
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Building control body joked about ‘burning’ issue of misleading Kingspan certificate, Grenfell inquiry hears
Comment followed new tests showing insulation had continued to burn for 20 minutes after end of test
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Building control body sought sponsorship deal with Kingspan, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Local Authority Building Control also failed to correct “misleading” certificate clearing Kingspan’s K15 insulation as safe above 18m despite repeated warnings
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News
Industry should not have been trusted to build high-rise blocks, government tells Grenfell inquiry
Housing department lawyer said public trust in construction firms had been “misplaced and abused”
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Concealment of cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape
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Gove apologises for Grenfell Tower demolition briefings
Housing secretary pledges ’different approach’ to government communications about future of block
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Features
Value Engineering: The new Grenfell play should be required viewing
Richard Norton-Taylor’s dramatisation of the Grenfell Inquiry shines an uncomfortable light on the construction industry, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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News
Bishops ramp up pressure on government and industry over cladding scandal
Groups take ‘polluter pays’ message to Tory conference, as a leaseholder’s suicide is reported
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Industry launches post-Grenfell code for construction products
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing by firms after inquiry heard shocking evidence
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News
Grenfell main contractor blames testing houses and certifying bodies for disaster
Rydon tells inquiry that makers of dangerous cladding materials had been ‘assisted’ in getting their products to market
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Compliance of Grenfell cladding was responsibility of others, Arconic tells inquiry
Cladding manufacturer said project team working on the tower’s refurbishment had failed to analyse the regulatory regime
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Studio E labelled ‘hapless and inept’ in Grenfell summing up
Closing remarks on latest phase of Grenfell Inquiry says construction more focussed on profit while BBA branded ‘hopelessly weak’
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Grenfell: External walls should have been checked in fire safety assessment, inquiry told
Fire consultant Barbara Lane contradicts earlier evidence given by expert witness Colin Todd
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Government set to confirm demolition of Grenfell Tower this month
Inquiry resumes this week with further evidence from fire safety expert Barbara Lane
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Opinion
On building safety, professional qualifications should count
新的安全法案旨在授权,but it would make much more sense to mandate qualifications
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News
Key principles of Hackitt’s ‘golden thread’ revealed
Working group publishes details and definitions to ensure implementation of Hackitt’s recommendations
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News
Government ditches EWS1 forms for buildings below 18m
Ministers and mortgage lenders back changes after research finds ‘no systemic risk of fire’ in smaller blocks
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Opinion
For many architects the cladding crisis is personal
Eleanor Jolliffe describes what it is like to design high-rises by day and navigate costly problems with your own home by night
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News
US court gives Arconic investors all-clear to take legal action over Grenfell fire
Shareholders claim firm knew its cladding was dangerous but used it on high-rise projects anyway