Douglas Rhodes examines whether the measures introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 have actually become one of the obstacles to the Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan.

Sir Robert McAlpine is racing to repair cladding panels on a hotel in Woking which were damaged by the recent Storm Darragh.

The government will launch today a plan to fix all unsafe high-rises in government-funded schemes by the end of 2029.

Only a third (29%) of residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England have completed remediation, according to the latest government figures.

Just 25% of residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England have completed remediation works, latest government figures show.

An MP suggested there are similarities between the unsafe cladding crisis and the Post Office scandal during a select committee session on fire safety.

Student accommodation provider Unite has reached an agreement with a contractor to recover 75% of cladding remediation costs from five of its buildings.

London’s Camden Council has appointed Graham to lead fire safety remediation works in one of the high-rises of the Chalcots Estate.

Insurance giant Axa UK is providing body cameras to contractors to keep a record of remediation work being carried out on buildings that contain flammable cladding and insulation. The recordings…

CIOB has welcomed new legislation in Scotland that gives powers to ministers to assess and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where owners do not provide consent.

Flammable facades are not just a feature of UK buildings. Rod Sweet reports from Sydney on Australia’s approach to cladding remediation.

Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner who failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London.

In a landmark case, a tribunal handed down last month the first remediation order under the new powers granted by the Building Safety Act 2022.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community.

Updated guidance from façade engineering groups aims to provide greater clarity on fire safety requirements for cladding and external walls.

The government has launched its Cladding Safety Scheme: a fund for residential buildings to fix dangerous cladding.

Brian Newell explains the key points of a new international porcelain cladding standard – and how it should improve build quality.

London Square, Telford Homes and Ballymore are the latest developers to sign the government’s building safety remediation contract after missing the 13 March deadline.