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During questioning, former Building Research Establishment (BRE) director Debbie Smith agreed the government ‘should have been in no doubt’ that ACM

The government would find it hard to ignore hundreds of thousands of protesters from a coalition of environmental groups

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Concealed cavities and voids within walls, floors, ceilings and roofs can provide a ready route for the spread of smoke and flame, bypassing

Fire hits SOM-designed block with ACM cladding Source:&nbsp Twitter: @nat77splat More than 100 firefighters were called today to a block of flats in east London designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), which were wrapped in combustible cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower Videos of the blaze at New Providence Wharf on the Isle of Dogs appear to show the three-storey fire spreading via the external wall, with smoke pouring out from the building as cladding burns. Advertisement T...

Northern Ireland). In England, working in the construction industry remained a "reasonable excuse" for employees to leave their home for work purposes and allowed construction sites to stay open. The governments COVID-19 Response – spring 2021 (22 February 2021) introduced the governments roadmap out of the third lockdown, explaining how restrictions will be lifted over time. Industry and government guidance Industry bodies continue to publish useful guidance to assist businesses dealing wit...

PLANNING officials will consider an application to demolish existing buildings and erect three blocks of 38 flats in Christchurch.

DORSET council are considering whether they should approve plans for 34 “affordable residential dwellings” in an East Dorset village. Sovereign Housing Association and Coda Homes have submitted an application to build an entry level exception site for the provision of 34 affordable houses on land behind Hilbury Road, Alderholt. If approved, the houses will come with associated access, parking and landscaping together with alterations to 17 Hilbury Road. The land is currently used fo...

Climate network calls on ministers to introduce regulations urgently amid ’national scandal’

Detail of outcome The government hosted a public consultation from 1 October 2019 to 7 February 2020 on proposed changes to the Building Regulations. This is the government response to that consultation. This was the first stage of a 2-part consultation which proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and power) of the Building Regulations. The second stage has now been published as the Future Buildings Standard. Original c...