All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 85
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NewsBBA based decision to grant certificate for Grenfell ACM on Arconic’s own website, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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NewsGreen light for Sheppard Robson office schemes
Two blocks to be built next to Slough Crossrail station
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NewsArconic ‘threatened’ BBA unless its cladding was approved, Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data
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NewsVaccine rollout sends architects’ confidence soaring
But only 13% of practices said they will ask staff to return to the office after lockdown restrictions are relaxed
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NewsStaff urged Arconic to stop selling Grenfell cladding after hearing it could ‘burn like a truck of oil’
Manufacturer was warned a decade before the Grenfell fire that significant use of ACM panels could kill ‘60-70 people’
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NewsArrested developer agrees deal to restart £70m Manchester tower stalled by fraud probe
Three Falconer Chester Hall schemes were put on hold after police investigation into Elliot Lawless
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NewsInstallation of Grenfell cavity barriers ‘poorest I’ve ever seen’ witness tells inquiry
Manufacturer’s technical officer says ‘fundamental errors’ made by Osborne Berry
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NewsGreen light for JTP’s 650-home Maidenhead town centre revamp
Scheme will see 1960s shopping centre flattened
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NewsGrenfell cavity barriers only approved nine days after fire, inquiry hears
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
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NewsRIBA unearths archive recordings of lectures by pioneering women architects
Lectures have not been heard by the public for 35 years
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NewsBuilding control officer felt pressured into writing ‘fanbloodytastic’ safety certificate, Grenfell Inquiry hears
LABC certificate became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower’s cladding system
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NewsBRE manager admits missing rigged fire test was ‘very basic error’, Grenfell inquiry hears
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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News‘No question of anything sinister going on,’ test rig installer tells Grenfell Inquiry
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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NewsBudget 2021: What to watch for
Tax rises expected as chancellor tries to claw back covid costs | Plus: Follow Building Design’s rolling live blog from 11.30am
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NewsKingspan was a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE consultant emailed colleague saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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NewsAHMM’s £1bn King’s Cross pharma centre approved
Architect’s project for same developer on Gray’s Inn Road also approved
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NewsGreen light for Bell Phillips flats paves way for AHMM Southwark tube tower
Approval clears path for 17-storey office tower on MacCormac station
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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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NewsEdinburgh unveils LDA’s designs for £32m overhaul of historic George Street
Proposals could start construction in 2023 if approved