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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’
Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds
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NewsCladding subcontractor agrees Grenfell work was ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’
Osborne Berry partner cannot explain how cavity barriers were placed back-to-front and wrong way around
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NewsGreen light for Feilden Clegg to turn former Kellogg’s HQ into new homes
Mixed-use scheme will include offices, hotel and school
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NewsBDP draws up plans for Leicester hospitals overhaul
Public consultation on plans due to start this week
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry told it was ‘crystal clear’ consultant was not providing full clerk of works role
John Rowan Partners boss says ‘too many experts’ would have been required to check compliance with all Building Regulations
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News‘The real threat is the looming recession’
Sunak’s winter warmer is all about the short term but architects’ concerns stretch much further into the future
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NewsA fifth of architects expect to cut staff by end of the year
Figure rises to nearly 25% for London practices
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NewsTories launch £3bn housing retrofit programme
Money will be spent on private houses and public buildings
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NewsGrenfell M&E consultant suggested combustible insulation for sustainability
Safe mineral wool product ruled out because ’aspirational’ efficiency target would not have been hit, inquiry hears
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NewsGrenfell digest: What Harley, CEP and Max Fordham told us this week
Facades specialist’s staff questioned on project management failings and reliance on advice from suppliers
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NewsChancellor announces replacement for furlough scheme
New measures come into force on November 1
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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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NewsTodd Architects handed £295,000 contract to design Northern Irish covid hospital
Belfast practice behind ’second wave’ hospital in Antrim
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NewsLeeds launches city centre design competition to prioritise pedestrians
RIBA contest comes with £6,000 honorarium
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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