All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 35
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NewsSecretary of state piles extra 35% housing target on cities
Details behind algorithm U-turn show pressure will be on largest English cities to develop more homes
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NewsObjectors urge minister to call in Adjaye’s Brixton tower
Campaigners engage lawyers as mayor chooses to leave decision in council hands
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NewsCovid resurgence takes toll on workloads as autumn recovery goes into reverse
Private housing the only sector to hold firm, according to latest RIBA Future Trends survey
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NewsArchitects warn of ‘disastrous’ consequences as government allows entire high streets to become housing
Damage to towns and local democracy ‘unacceptable’
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OpinionWe must keep fighting the battle over PDR
Change is inevitable and town centres need repurposing, but these half-baked proposals need much more thought, writes Julia Park
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NewsGrimshaw’s third Heathrow runway back on track as Supreme Court overturns ‘illegal’ ruling
Architect welcomes decision to reverse Court of Appeal judgement on £14bn project
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NewsEverton on tenterhooks as stadium decision pushed into extra time
Covid-19 and sheer size of planning application blamed for delay
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NewsGrimshaw lands Delhi airport job – but vows to stay in Architects Declare
Winning team beats Gensler and SOM
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NewsKingspan hired lobbyists and ‘gamed’ tests for commercial gain after Grenfell, inquiry told
Judith Hackitt, Clive Betts and Amber Rudd on ‘target list’ as firm sought to cast doubt on safety of rival non-combustible products
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FeaturesGrenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As module two is suspended till next year, Jim Dunton looks at the spotlight it has placed on product manufacturers so far
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NewsKingspan staff joked ‘all we do is lie’ about products’ fire safety
Grenfell Inquiry barrister accuses firm’s technical director of exploiting weakness in legislation to make sales
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NewsCabinet Office unveils action plan to modernise construction
Details of Construction Playbook announced by government
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NewsArchitects Declare offers olive branch to ZHA and Fosters after walk-outs
Statement of regret follows high-profile withdrawals from climate pledge
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NewsKingspan boss denies putting occupants of K15 towers at risk
Grenfell Inquiry QC grills technical director over failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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NewsBrexit worries mount as products get stuck in port and small contractors quit UK
Architects report delays as builders return to EU, while trade body warns supply chains being stretched
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NewsFire expert warned of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
’Is the reality that you were just in too deep by this point?’ Kingspan’s technical lead asked
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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