A senior fire engineer told the new grenfell tower disaster inquiry that she did not think overcladding the tower block would lead to any problems during the refurbishing of the tower in 2012. The ...
The Federal Opposition is promising tougher penalties for builders who breach the National Construction Code and install the kind of cladding blamed for London's Grenfell Tower fire. Tougher penalties ...
Delays have hit the roll-out of fire alarms and sprinklers to council blocks in Bristol with flammable cladding. Due to finish this September, the programme is now due to end in September next year, ...
Brent Council is carrying out an “intrusive” programme into fire safety in the borough to ensure that buildings are safe following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Cllr Eleanor Southwood, responsible for ...
Ahead of the start of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 27 January, Inside Housing is previewing some of the issues that will be under consideration. In the third of these, @PeteApps looks at ...
More than four months after flammable siding was identified on a Halifax seniors' tower, it's still not clear who is responsible for putting it there or who will bear the cost of making the building ...
Ahead of the start of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 27 January, Inside Housing is previewing some of the issues that will be under consideration. In the third of these, @PeteApps looks at ...