All Envelope articles – Page 5
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NewsStiff & Trevillion’s 197m tower beside Gherkin slated for approval
Skinny blue office block set to go ahead despite opposition from heritage and Jewish bodies
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NewsGovernment’s £562m housing retrofit programme ‘simply not enough’, RIBA warns
Policy to improve 50,000 homes branded ’not enough’ to tackle problem
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FeaturesIn pictures: Thirty years of Lacaton & Vassal
Gallery: Half a dozen of the Pritzker Prize-winners’ best projects
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Arconic ’did not withdraw combustible cladding because of cost implications’
Sales manager made admission in secretly recorded phone call in the days after the 2017 fire
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Arconic sales manager ‘knew cladding would burn’
Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires
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NewsJenrick warned of unintended consequences of cladding safety measures
Former RIBA president accuses government of offering ‘second-rate loans’ to people in dangerous buildings
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FeaturesExplainer: Five things you need to know about the Future Homes Standard
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. We outline what it means for the industry
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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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NewsAlmost half the high-rise buildings fitted with Grenfell cladding still have some in place
Government data says 17 buildings still have no plan at all to deal with problem
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NewsFinal report on competency in built environment published
The interim report was published in August 2019
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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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NewsMPs blast government for inaction as flats remain covered in dangerous cladding
Public Accounts Committee says housing ministry must get a grip on delays in removing flammable material
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NewsDesign & build ‘could leave architects liable for others’ work’ under new law
RIBA warns of flaws in government’s draft Building Safety Bill
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OpinionAny surprises in the draft Building Safety Bill?
Much of the draft legislation had been anticipated, Andrew Mellor says we have clarity on some important issues although not all the answers
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NewsGrenfell contractor’s project manager quit over work pressures
Rydon’s on-site boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slip
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NewsGrenfell contractor admits team needed more design expertise
Former Rydon manager also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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NewsGrenfell façade designer marked drawings ‘approved for construction’ when they weren’t
Studio E’s as-built Grenfell drawings ‘had wrong date and materials’
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ cladding options had different fire ratings
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsArb will tell schools to put Building Safety Bill on syllabus
Meanwhile RIBA says proposed legislation does not go far enough
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NewsGrenfell contractor accused of ‘pocketing’ savings to cover pricing mistake
Rydon’s bid alleged to have been £212k too low because of ‘adding-up error’