All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 26
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NewsCladding remediation work edges forward
Five more buildings have put plans in place to remove their ACM
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NewsGovernment announces £30m fund to relieve waking watch costs
Fund to pay for installation of fire alarms
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NewsGovernment extends furlough scheme to April
Chancellor Rishi Sunak also confirmed next Budget will be delivered on 3 March next year
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NewsConstruction leaders call for £525bn national retrofit programme
Scheme would see overhaul of UK’s 28 million homes over the next 20 years to improve energy efficiency
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NewsBerkeley wins planning for 281-home Hornsey scheme
Scheme linked to Alexandra Palace via an underground tunnel
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NewsGrainger’s Kennington JV with TfL gets planning approval
Plans for 139 homes for rent given green light by Lambeth Council
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NewsUK house prices rose 0.9% in October
Official figures show year-on-year growth the highest recorded since October 2016
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NewsIlke Homes to build 57-home modular scheme for Guinness
All homes to be affordable rent or shared ownership
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NewsNewham’s modular rooftop housing programme gets the go-ahead
Council’s housing arm Populo Living to build hundreds of affordable rooftop homes
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NewsTelereal wins permission for London canal scheme
Project designed by architect Collado Collins is for 86 homes
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NewsKingspan boss denies putting tower residents at risk
Technical director grilled at Grenfell Inquiry on firm’s failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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NewsLiverpool mayor arrested as part of fraud probe into building contracts
Joe Anderson released on bail after Friday arrest on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation
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NewsKhan seeking developer for 220-home MMC scheme
London mayor looking for partner for scheme at north London hospital
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: Another uncomfortable week for Kingspan
Further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince construction industry Kooltherm K15 was safe for high-rise use
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NewsFire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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NewsKingspan tech boss not aware product unsafe for tall buildings, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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NewsEco retrofits’ average cost more than double Green Homes Grant limit
Tory chair of Environmental Audit Committee called government cost estimates “woefully inadequate”
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NewsKingspan used trial product test result to answer K15 fire safety questions
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, Grenfell Inquiry hears
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NewsManager at Grenfell insulation firm apologises for foul-mouthed reaction to fire safety query
Philip Heath emailed insult after specialist correctly questioned whether manufacturer’s product was suitable for high-rise
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NewsWelsh government to invest £35m in MMC homes
Funding for 400 factory-built homes is the fourth round of the Innovative Housing Programme