News about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Studio E Architects, plus information about fire safety and changes to the Building Regulations
Experts have claimed flammable cladding helped enable the speed and ferocity of the fire which tore through an apartment block in Spain last week, killing at least 10 people
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is to urgently look at large panel system (LPS) buildings as part of its new inspection regime, the AJ’s sister title Construction News has learned
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report into the disaster could be delayed by another six months, it has been revealed
The search for a design team for a permanent Grenfell Tower memorial is set to begin in the spring
Scotland Yard has interviewed 56 people under caution since 2017 in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire , the AJ’s sister title Construction News has revealed
Michael Gove’s mandating of a second stair in residential buildings above 18m is just the latest sign that the real lessons of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Dame Judith Hackitt are falling on deaf ears, argues José Torero
The costs of the 2017 Grenfell disaster have reached nearly £1.2 billion, a new report suggests, as survivors and bereaved families await publication of two final reports into the tragedy
Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed the government will require two staircases in all new residential high-rises taller than 18m, rather than the 30m threshold previously proposed
Perkins&Will has won the AJ100 Community Impact of the Year award for its new home for a nursery that was located in the basement of Grenfell Tower prior to the 2017 tragedy
The latest annual financial statement from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals it spent £20.7 million in the year to the end of March 2023, taking its total expenditure to £170 million
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