The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Office-to-resi conversions will be hit by combustible ban, says government
The government has predicted its new ban on combustible materials will add significant extra costs for building owners converting office blocks into residential schemes
Grenfell Tower
News about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Studio E Architects, plus information about fire safety and changes to the Building Regulations
Government bans combustibles and gives councils power to strip cladding
The government has announced details of its ban on combustible materials and handed local authorities the power to strip deadly cladding from high rise buildings
Sacked Grenfell expert to appear in court over misuse of title ‘architect’
The expert witness sacked by the Grenfell inquiry after it emerged he was not registered as an architect is to appear in court charged with misuse of the title
Grenfell Inquiry appoints new architectural expert witness
The Grenfell Inquiry has appointed former RIBA president Paul Hyett as its architectural expert witness, after sacking its original choice for not being a registered architect
Grenfell council announces plans to build 300 social homes
Kensington and Chelsea Council is to launch a new social housing building programme as it seeks to make ‘major changes’ to its housing policy in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
Government hands out £248m to replace Grenfell-style cladding
The government has released £248 million to fund the replacement of dangerous ACM cladding on social housing blocks across the country
Five ways the ban on combustible materials will affect architects
This week the government announced it was banning combustible materials on new high-rises. With details still to emerge, PRP’s Andrew Mellor explores what the measure could mean for architects
Ban on combustible cladding does not go far enough, critics say
The government’s combustible cladding ban for new buildings does not go far enough, according to the RIBA and the London Fire Brigades Union
It’s official: combustible materials to be banned on new high-rise buildings
Combustible materials will be banned from the exterior of new residential tower blocks above 18m as well as schools, care homes and hospitals, the government has announced
Grenfell inquiry: Fire chief shocked by building’s ‘catastrophic’ failure
A fire chief has told the Grenfell inquiry of his shock that the building failed so ‘catastrophically’ when the blaze spread through the tower last June