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Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission sets out early plans for future of site
Early plans for a memorial to the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire have been unveiled by the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission
Grenfell Tower
News about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Studio E Architects, plus information about fire safety and changes to the Building Regulations
Architects should also pay up for fixing unsafe cladding, industry bodies say
Architects should be making contributions to the government’s £4 billlion fund to fix cladding on unsafe buildings, industry bodies have said
Ministers competed to save cash through deregulation, Grenfell inquiry hears
A former housing secretary has told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that government departments competed to save the most money through deregulation
Scotland to ban flammable cladding on residential builds over 11m
The Scottish government is set to ban the use of combustible materials on all new residential and ‘high-risk’ buildings above 11m
Grenfell: minister let proposal for building regulator ‘wither on the vine’
Former fire and safety minister Brandon Lewis snubbed repeated calls to create a building safety regulator prior to the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the inquiry into the blaze heard yesterday
Grenfell: Official denies replying ‘show me the bodies’ to architect’s fire warning
A government official has denied he said ‘show me the bodies’ when challenged by architect Sam Webb about the fire safety of tower blocks a year before the Grenfell disaster
Grenfell: government official admits downplaying risk of ACM fire in UK
A former government fire safety official has admitted that he ‘lulled’ senior colleagues into a ‘false sense of security’ over the risk of a Grenfell Tower-style fire in early 2015, more than two years before the tragic blaze
Behind the story: Will Morris+Company’s skyscraper redesign spark a second stair rush?
After a public outcry, four London skyscrapers have been redesigned to add second staircases. Ella Jessel speaks to architects and campaigners about how significant this could be
BRE chief did not tell minister of cladding test failure in post-Grenfell meeting
A former manager at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) did not mention that cladding used on Grenfell Tower had ‘spectacularly’ failed its fire tests when she was called to an emergency government meeting after the 2017 blaze
Government had evidence in 2002 Grenfell’s ACM panels were unsafe for towers
The government had evidence in 2002 that Grenfell Tower’s ACM cladding had spectacularly failed a fire test and should not be used on high-rises, the inquiry into the tragedy has heard