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The owner of the cladding contractor which wrapped the Grenfell Tower in flammable materials has said there is ‘widespread’ confusion over safety rules. Ray Bailey, owner and managing director of Harley, ended two days giving evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry by describing the building regulations as ‘not very clear’ and calling for combustible cladding and insulation to be banned. [Read More]
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New CIC Blog by CIC Chief Executive Graham Watts OBE, Making Buildings Safer. I have heard some commentators say that the government’s 331-page draft Building Safety Bill is insufficiently detailed (because it awaits secondary legislation) while others have argued that there is too much detail proposed for the primary legislation, which will then be difficult to amend once enacted. The balance between primary and secondary legislation needs to be carefully considered to ensure that there are no delays with these much-needed reforms.[Read More]
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The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has published its new Black Book: Active Fire Curtains: Compartmentation and Protected Routes, 1st Edition: Guidance on specification, use and application of product. This is the most up-to-date independent guide to the provision of proprietary active fire curtains. This new guide was developed to provide independent guidance on the advantages and limitations of these products and advice to help stakeholders to evaluate the diverse marketing data and claims made by manufacturers. [Read More]
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Government votes against Grenfell phase one recommendations.
Opposition MPs tried to force an amendment to the Fire Safety Bill on Monday night, which would have made the measures, relating to the responsibilities of building owners, law. [Read more]
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Thousands of flat owners face months, possibly years, of being unable to sell or remortgage because they cannot get hold of new fire safety paperwork required by banks and building societies.
Rules brought in after the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people in 2017, mean surveyors acting for mortgage lenders are making extra checks to ensure a building’s construction is free of combustible materials. [Read More]
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Construction manufacturers urged to ‘digitise product data. New International Standards published this year make it possible for the information to be provided in a standardised, interoperable way, and the project team believe that a simple process will allow manufacturers to make their products traceable and protect against fraud and incompatible product substitution. [Read More]
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A poll of social and private landlords representing a total of 1,048 high-rise buildings found that 33% thought it would take them more than 25 months to demonstrate compliance with all parts of the Building Safety Bill. [Read More]
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The specialist cladding consultant for Grenfell Tower did not have a technical manager in place who was qualified to advise on fire performance at the time products were being specified for the fatally-flawed refurbishment project, the inquiry into 2017’s disaster has heard. [Read More]
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isingly, whilst everyone is aware of the issues which the construction industry has had post-Grenfell with cladding, fire barriers etc, recent cases before the Courts have resulted in Claimants for the most part failing to recover any compensation. This note looks at the reasons why. [Read More]
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