All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 35
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NewsGrenfell digest: More Kingspan revelations – plus what did government know?
Inquiry shown emails from civil servants, as further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince industry K15 was safe for high-rises
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NewsZHA pulls out of climate pact accusing Architects Declare of ‘setting profession up for failure’
Patrik Schumacher follows Norman Foster out the door on sustainability pledge
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry hears non-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss
Hearing shown email from NHBC calling LABC certificate for K15 insulation ‘garbage’
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OpinionWhy is the industry waiting for the threat of jail?
Tough new building safety laws are on their way and they will shake up a complacent sector, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsGrenfell manufacturer used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, Grenfell Inquiry hears
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NewsArchitects’ revenue falls for first time in seven years
Sustained period of rapid growth brought to abrupt end by pandemic
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Kingspan manager apologises for foul-mouthed reaction to safety queries
Philip Heath emailed colleagues insulting a consultant that questioned whether product was safe to use
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NewsArchitect calls for embodied carbon targets to be enshrined in planning policy
Focus must move from operational carbon, says Jerry Tate
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NewsJudges will pick 2021 Stirling Prize winner from this year’s contenders
RIBA decides to roll-over all awards shortlists into next year, and from 2022 projects will have to be in use for a year to qualify
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NewsProcurement problems could be fixed with new UK portal, RCKa director says
New UK portal for public procurement announced last week
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NewsEx-RIBA president Jack Pringle to take charge of board
He will take the reins of the RIBA board of trustees in January
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NewsCelotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for flammable insulation
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NewsWork finally starts on Hugh Broughton’s York viewing platform
Controversial scheme at city’s 13th-century Clifford’s Tower revised after original proposal prompted heritage backlash
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FeaturesBishopsgate Goodsyard is a tonic that will help London recover from covid
The hugely controversial Shoreditch proposals have finally been recommended for planning. This is a good thing for London, argues Eric Parry, one of the architects involved
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NewsA design champion for every major infrastructure project, pledges government
Sadie Morgan hails news as Whitehall says design champions must be at board level
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NewsGovernment is revising Building Safety Bill, says Hackitt
Chair of safety steering group says department wants ‘resolution’ for those trapped in unsafe flats
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NewsChancellor funnels more cash into construction as economy suffers worst contraction for 300 years
Cost of dealing with covid put at £280bn – and will rise further next year
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NewsKingspan threatened to sue for defamation after flawed tests exposed, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Kingspan employee responsible for testing was a ‘functioning drug addict’
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NewsCroydon to remove directors from Brick By Brick board
Experienced council FDs brought in as PwC review finds serious lack of financial oversight