Deezen

APRIL 8, 2022

The most senior politician to appear at the inquiry into the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London has insisted that his government's deregulation policies did not lead to a failure to update lax building codes ahead of the disaster. I find it utterly inexplicable.

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e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2022

Grenfell Tower Fire London News, Inquiry, Building Photos, Property Development, Expert Witness, Review, Architect. Grenfell Tower Fire West London. Grenfell Tower Inquiry: “those who created and enabled” deserve most blame. Grenfell Tower Inquiry Update in 2022.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Following the Grenfell Tower inquiry, architects must face up to their responsibility for Britain's building safety crisis instead of blaming contracts that lessen their influence, writes Peter Apps. Read: Architecture education has "shifted away" from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

Nearly 60,000 social-rented homes have been bulldozed in England over the last 10 years , while in London alone 101 estates are reportedly still under threat. The Balfron Tower renovation forced out council tenants. A recent example is the Balfron Tower in Poplar, east London, designed by architect Ernö Goldfinger and built in 1967.

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2023

Architects enthusiastic about mass timber must improve their understanding of fire safety or risk disaster, experts tell Dezeen as part of the Timber Revolution series. In Finland, the maximum permitted height for a residential building with a load-bearing timber structure and no sprinklers is two storeys.

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