All UK articles – Page 168
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NewsArchitects appeal to Sunak for help as he prepares to unveil ‘winter economy plan’
Chancellor not expected to extend furlough scheme
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NewsGrenfell cladding fabricator denies ‘recommending’ use of Reynobond ACM
CEP sales lead quizzed about knowledge of fire-retardant version of combustible cassettes used in fatal refurbishment
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NewsLeeds launches city centre design competition to prioritise pedestrians
RIBA contest comes with £6,000 honorarium
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NewsTodd Architects handed £295,000 contract to design Northern Irish covid hospital
Belfast practice behind ’second wave’ hospital in Antrim
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NewsGrenfell project manager misunderstood warning about ‘weak link for fire’, inquiry hears
Ben Bailey also accepts ’sloppy workmanship’ of installation subcontractors escaped his checking regime
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NewsMinisters must put money where their mouth is on design, insists RIBA president
Alan Jones blasts inconsistencies in government policy and demands urgent action
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NewsJenrick plans to break dominance of volume housebuilders
Housing secretary says planning reforms will have failed if ‘market concentration’ not reduced
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NewsGovernment appoints Create Streets founder to lead new design quango
Nicholas Boys Smith will also head up ’expert group’ to advise ministers on housing design
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NewsHarley denies receiving 47% discount in return for using Grenfell as insulation ‘guinea pig’
Inquiry into 2017 disaster hears Celotex wanted to use refurbishment for just-launched RS5000 boards
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NewsBuild 75,000 modular homes a year, HTA report tells government
With right stimulus MMC could deliver quality housing and jobs in large numbers, argue authors
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NewsHarley boss’s son became Grenfell project manager at 25
Inquiry hears refurb was Ben Bailey’s first project manager role and he did not think understanding Building Regulations was part of his job
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NewsPitman Tozer wins permission for ‘net zero’ estate regen
Barking and Dagenham council approves latest phase of Gascoigne Estate scheme
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NewsIgnition for north London energy centre
Stewart Stephenson Architects’ project is part of wider scheme at Edmonton
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry round-up: This week’s evidence from Harley Facades
Cladding specialist lacked staff qualified to check materials but got discount worth £41,000 on combustible insulation panels, inquiry hears
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NewsGrenfell facade designer thought absence of cavity barriers was deliberate policy
Cladding firm’s hired hand believed lack of key safety component in architect’s drawings reflected ‘different route to compliance’
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NewsAssael wins planning for Southall housing
First of five major housing schemes by TfL and Grainger team gets all clear
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NewsLords committee joins clamour of concern over planning reforms
Peers concerned changes have not been subject to enough scrutiny
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OpinionThe wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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NewsCladding firm ‘didn’t check’ fire performance of Grenfell insulation
Inquiry also hears Harley Facades got a 47.5% discount on combustible Celotex product fitted to block