All Building Design articles in September 2020
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News‘We’ll look back and spot the monuments to this terrible time’
Six more months of working from home will leave an ugly mark on our towns, warns development chief
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NewsWhat we learned from the Grenfell Inquiry this week
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections
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FeaturesCPD 9 2020: Understanding the Passivhaus Standard
This Kingspan sponsored CPD takes a close-up look at the requirements of Passivhaus and how offsite approaches are making it increasingly viable and cost effective - DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 13 November 2020
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NewsInquiry told building control officer ‘needed more time’ to focus on Grenfell refurb
‘Heartbroken’ council surveyor blasts staffing cuts and ‘confusing’ regulations but accepts his checks fell short
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NewsIan Ritchie unveils budget proposal to relocate Houses of Parliament
Both Houses would be decamped to a site behind the Ministry of Defence
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NewsLevitt Bernstein wins planning for £80m Manchester mixed-use scheme
Scheme to provide 410 homes and commercial space
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NewsPD rights critics claim victory after space standards U-turn
Housing secretary concedes that all permitted development homes will have to meet national space standards
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NewsCouncil austerity measures meant inspection corners were cut, Grenfell Inquiry told
Building control officer had 130 projects to keep track of and felt forced to make ‘judgments’ about whose work needed most focus
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NewsGreen light for £10m Wimshurst Pelleriti housing scheme in Twickenham
Scheme to include 46 homes
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NewsGrenfell building control officer ‘quit because of work pressures’
Council surveyor tasked with inspecting work tells inquiry he resigned weeks before 2017 disaster
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NewsStirling Prize off as covid forces cancellation of this year’s event
RIBA says judges not able to get out and judge more than 200 shortlisted schemes in person
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NewsGrenfell subcontractor ‘can’t see how’ cavity barriers were fitted wrongly
Inquiry hears firm sent in invoice for eight men pretending to work during one day
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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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NewsCompetition for post-covid workplace ideas launched
British Council for Offices shortlist out in November
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FeaturesBrits don’t have the appetite to return to the office, at least not full time
Clients seem divided on what do with their office space, but most think the pandemic will permanently change how and where staff work, says Jack Pringle
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NewsIn pictures: Victorian Society’s top 10 at-risk buildings revealed
List ‘both upsetting and enlightening’, says group’s president
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OpinionThe Coach: How can we make tough conversations, healthy conversations?
How do you deal with difficult conversations at work, asks Louise Rodgers
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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