All Building Design articles in February 2021
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NewsGrenfell digest: What we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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NewsBRE warned about Kingspan’s misuse of fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Celotex manager emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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NewsMikhail Riches wins planning for low-carbon housing in Somerset
Architect was appointed through London’s ADUP2 framework
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NewsUnrealistically low bids for public-sector jobs ‘will raise red flags’
Senior civil servant says unrealistic prices for jobs will be thrown out
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NewsCampaigners fight demolition of art-deco department store
Twentieth Century Society says AWW plans are part of a wider threat to architectural heritage
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NewsEdinburgh unveils LDA’s designs for £32m overhaul of historic George Street
Proposals could start construction in 2023 if approved
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FeaturesCPD 02 2021: Ventilation requirements for roofing membranes
This CPD, sponsored by Glidevale Protect, explains how to take ventilation requirements into account when specifying roofing underlays. DEADLINE: 16 April
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NewsGovernment defeats rebel MPs over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsGrenfell witness’s evidence challenged as BRE lawyer emails inquiry
Phil Clark blames Grenfell testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’
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NewsPut rocket boosters under community land trusts, says former PM advisor
Grenfell and pandemic may have brought us to a ‘Beveridge moment’, says Tory MP
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FeaturesThe future standards initiatives imply action – but fail to provide key detail
Despite a huge response to its consultations the government has yet to give industry the guidance it needs for a national response to the climate crisis, Seb Laan Lomas and Joe Giddings write
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News3XN given OK for 38-storey Broadgate tower to replace Foggo original
Scheme at 2 Finsbury Avenue, drawn up by Danish architect 3XN, is third high-rise to get Square Mile’s OK in recent weeks
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NewsAHMM’s £1bn King’s Cross pharma centre set for green light
But campaigners threaten to appeal to secretary of state if council gives final sign-off at meeting today
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NewsBRE technician denies being aware fire test was rigged, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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NewsTory MPs to rebel over fire safety bill
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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OpinionThe Coach: What got us here isn’t going to get us there
Working from home will be more complicated once lockdown eases and directors may have to take tough decisions, writes Louise Rodgers