Legal ‘How can I fight a wrong adjudication award?’ The question: Help – I have received a (wrong) adjudication award against my construction company as a result of a dispute over costs resulting from delays to cladding remediation on…
Technical ‘Our model delivers an effective cladding remediation programme’ Clarion Housing’s post-Grenfell strategy has been commended by Dame Judith Hackitt. Will Mann talks to the group’s building safety team about cladding remediation, quality management and the power of data.
Legal Is the Building Safety Act slowing the pace of cladding remediation? 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.
News McAlpine under fire after Storm Darragh damages hotel cladding panels Sir Robert McAlpine is racing to repair cladding panels on a hotel in Woking which were damaged by the recent Storm Darragh.
News Rayner commits to 2029 cladding remediation deadline The government will launch today a plan to fix all unsafe high-rises in government-funded schemes by the end of 2029.
News Fewer than a third of buildings with unsafe cladding remediated Only a third (29%) of residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England have completed remediation, according to the latest government figures.
News Only a quarter of buildings with dangerous cladding remediated Just 25% of residential buildings with unsafe cladding in England have completed remediation works, latest government figures show.
News Building safety crisis has ‘parallels with Post Office scandal’, MP suggests An MP suggested there are similarities between the unsafe cladding crisis and the Post Office scandal during a select committee session on fire safety.
News Unite Students recovers 75% of cladding remediation costs from contractor Student accommodation provider Unite has reached an agreement with a contractor to recover 75% of cladding remediation costs from five of its buildings.
News Graham to undertake fire safety remedial works at Chalcots Estate London’s Camden Council has appointed Graham to lead fire safety remediation works in one of the high-rises of the Chalcots Estate.
News Bodycams keep track of flammable cladding remediation 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…
News CIOB welcomes Scottish legislation to tackle unsafe cladding 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.
Technical Dealing with combustible cladding down under Flammable facades are not just a feature of UK buildings. Rod Sweet reports from Sydney on Australia’s approach to cladding remediation.
News Council wins landmark cladding removal case Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner who failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London.
Legal First remediation order under Building Safety Act: key takeaways 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.
Opinion ‘Cladding training must be of the highest quality’ A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community.
News New fire safety guidance from façade engineers Updated guidance from façade engineering groups aims to provide greater clarity on fire safety requirements for cladding and external walls.
News Government launches new cladding removal scheme The government has launched its Cladding Safety Scheme: a fund for residential buildings to fix dangerous cladding.
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