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NewsTests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime
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NewsResearch key to ensure high-rise office fire safety, BCO warns
Report author warns more scenario planning is required
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News黑洞社区 safety body appoints chemicals chief as inaugural chair
Industry experts including Graham Watts also appointed to board of directors
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NewsHost of consultants win spots on fire safety framework
Arup and Ridge among firms appointed to four-year framework
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NewsHousing association puts 拢120m fire safety job up for grabs
Optivo looking to shortlist six firms
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NewsChange now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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CommentAnger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor聽
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NewsSchools three times more likely to be a high fire risk, study finds
Insurer Zurich calls for sprinklers to be made mandatory in England
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NewsGovernment meets RICS to tackle market impasse over fire safety form
Fire minister held talks with group last month
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NewsCombustibles ban could hit green walls, warns designer
Restriction聽was introduced a year ago in response to Grenfell disaster
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NewsCamden council makes 拢130m High Court claim against tower block contractors
Legal action centres on Chalcots Estate evacuation in June 2017
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NewsBan all combustible materials following Bolton blaze, says fire group
Student block was clad in high-pressure laminate panels
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NewsHackitt slams safety costs fears
Grenfell report author says 鈥榳idespread culture of indifference鈥� in construction remains
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CommentFacing up to the fire safety challenge
The Worcester Park development fire throws up questions beyond the use of timber frame
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FeaturesHow safe are timber-frame buildings?
Joey Gardiner reports on what experts are saying about the Worcester Park fire, the implications for the building method and how it is regulated
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NewsFire brigade drops 鈥榮tay put鈥� advice after latest homes blaze
Residents living in Worcester Park scheme told to evacuate in the event of a fire
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News鈥楪ive us more info鈥�, fire brigade expert tells industry
Emergency services after Grenfell need to know more about a building鈥檚 construction
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FeaturesHackitt: Where do we go from here?
Two years on from the Grenfell fire and a year after the resulting Hackitt report, the government is at last moving forward on strengthening the regulatory environment for construction. To assess the industry鈥檚 progress so far, 黑洞社区 carried out a survey ahead of its upcoming conference
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NewsSome new Persimmon and Bellway homes 鈥榥ot fire safe鈥�, BBC investigation finds
Guaranteeing new homes are compliant with 黑洞社区 Regulations is the responsibility of the聽housebuilder
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NewsMinister to spell out Hackitt plan details by Christmas
James Brokenshire to make announcements on cladding ban and implementing report鈥檚 recommendations in coming weeks