All UK articles – Page 127
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NewsNHBC allowed use of Kingspan product despite describing certificate as ‘garbage’
Building control body warned twice that product was ‘accident waiting to happen’
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NewsFoster & Partners’ Whitechapel tower rejected despite redesign
Councillors ignore officers’ advice and throw out 14-storey office scheme
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OpinionTime to rethink the rulebook on building regulation
The current system is not fit for purpose. The Grenfell tragedy, climate emergency and covid-19 are three compelling reasons why we must do better, says Julia Park
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NewsNHBC chief denies building control body was Kingspan’s ‘poodle’
Head of technical operations denies allowing use of Kingspan to avoid ‘barrage of claims’
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NewsAll new buildings must emit a third less carbon, government announces
Building Regs to mandate 30% cut in carbon emissions from new homes and 27% from other buildings from this summer - architects react
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NewsPLP’s Holborn Viaduct offices given green light
Scheme will include lift from Farringdon Street
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NewsV&A East to hold design competition for Stratford galleries
News comes as O’Donnell & Tuomey museum tops out
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NewsBuilding control body denies it took ‘benevolent’ attitude to Kingspan because it was in financial trouble
Grenfell Inquiry shown emails in which LABC staff said Kingspan deal would ‘save this failing company’
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NewsTate & Co wins planning for Brunel Museum improvements
Purcell also working on historic Thames tunnel project
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NewsPrepare now for new rules on high-rise design, regulator warns
Detailed records of decision-making will need to be kept for decades in retrospective change to law
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OpinionDesign teams could be on hook for retrospective leaseholder claims
The Building Safety Bill will allow safety claims for buildings dating from 1992, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsFrustrated architects pivot back to working from home
Clients still asking for face-to-face meetings, say practices
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NewsHOK’s timber kitchen and shop opens at Kew Gardens
Others who worked on project include Mizzi Studio
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OpinionMeanwhile… here’s a great way to test your risky brainwaves
Placemaking is a responsibility not a workstream, argues Martyn Evans
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NewsBuilding control body joked about ‘burning’ issue of misleading Kingspan certificate, Grenfell inquiry hears
Comment followed new tests showing insulation had continued to burn for 20 minutes after end of test
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NewsBuilding control body sought sponsorship deal with Kingspan, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Local Authority Building Control also failed to correct “misleading” certificate clearing Kingspan’s K15 insulation as safe above 18m despite repeated warnings
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NewsIndustry should not have been trusted to build high-rise blocks, government tells Grenfell inquiry
Housing department lawyer said public trust in construction firms had been “misplaced and abused”
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NewsConcealment of cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape
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NewsDiller Scofidio & Renfro unveils plans for two towers at Museum of London site
Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s proposals replace plans for Centre of Music concert hall which was scrapped after its conductor moved to Germany
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NewsRSHP’s first UK office outside London given green light by Milton Keynes
Scheme involves redeveloping former council block under £180m deal