All Building Design articles in September 2024 – Page 11
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Opinion
When does high-density housing become incompatible with family living?
The redevelopment of Ladywood raises critical questions about urban density and the sustainability of community living, writes Joe Holyoak
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News
BakerBrown retrofit transforms 19th-century cottage into carbon-negative home
Bank Cottage has undergone a transformation to meet 21st-century standards of energy efficiency and comfort
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News
KPF draws up masterplan to revamp Birmingham University
Practice looked at 300 buildings in university’s portfolio to see where improvements could be made
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Studio E being kept in liquidation by Grenfell investigations process
Closure of firm “depends entirely” on outcome of inquiry, according to liquidator
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Green light for Hawkins Brown’s mixed-use Oxford masterplan
Scheme to expand science park with 1,800 homes, new office space and three schools
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Opinion
Seven years after Grenfell: We have come a long way, but there is still a huge amount to do
Andrew Mellor reflects on the Grenfell Inquiry’s demand for radical reforms. The message is clear: urgent action is needed to protect lives
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Opinion
Grenfell: a tale of systemic failures
A legal overview setting out the findings of the inquiry’s final report, its recommendations and the potential ramifications for the sector
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News
John Lewis Partnership submits plans for 215-home Reading scheme
Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher working on £80m proposals on site of former distribution centre
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Opinion
Grenfell’s legacy should be a recommitment to safety and professionalism across our industry
The Grenfell tragedy underscores the vital role of collaboration and expert knowledge within the construction ecosystem
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News
What were Studio E’s failures on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment?
Inquiry found practice fell “well below the standard to be expected of a reasonably competent architect”
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News
‘Every construction professional should read this’: how the industry reacted to the Grenfell Inquiry report
Industry bodies have been reacting to the long-awaited Phase 2 report and its 1,700 pages of findings
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News
Government promises to stop Grenfell firms from future public sector work
Prime minister to write to companies named and shamed and put them on notice they will be barred from taxpayer-funded contracts
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News
Product manufacturers come out fighting after Grenfell Inquiry’s damning verdict
Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan defend their involvement in 2017 disaster after final report brands them “dishonest”
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News
Those who do not feel weight of safety responsibilities ‘are in the wrong job’, says Grenfell Inquiry’s architectural expert
Inquiry panellist ‘makes no apologies’ for new burdens on industry in tearful statement
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News
Decades of central government failure led to Grenfell tragedy, says inquiry
Department was ‘well aware’ of cladding risks but failed to act
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Grenfell Inquiry report: Studio E “bears a very significant degree of responsibility” for disaster
Inquiry’s final report reserves some of its strongest criticism for architect behind tower’s refurbishment
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Product manufacturers knowingly misled the market over combustible construction materials, Grenfell Inquiry concludes
Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan slammed for ‘systematic dishonesty’ by inquiry report
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Construction’s day of reckoning as Grenfell Inquiry finds severe failings across industry laid ground for deadly blaze
Final report sets out plan to consolidate responsibility for industry in one centralised regulator reporting to a single government minister
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Government gives go-ahead to 350-home Cockfosters station development
Scheme designed by Mae and Hawkins\Brown had been put on hold by previous government
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News
Grenfell Inquiry final report to be published at 11am today
Survivors and the bereaved to hear inquiry’s long-awaited findings on the causes of the fire that killed 72 people seven years ago