All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 36
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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
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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