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RIBA makes final plea to put sprinklers in all new homes
The RIBA has issued a final plea to the government to make sprinklers mandatory in all new homes
Building Regulations
Updates on the Building Regulations, including regular columns from Regs expert Geoff Wilkinson
Khan calls for widening of safety regs in wake of timber fires
Sadiq Khan has called for fire safety regulations to be widened after two blocks of flats with timber balconies were destroyed in recent months
Masterclass: Cross-laminated timber and fire safety
The AJ and James Hardie recently hosted a CPD-accredited talk on fire safety by building regs expert and AJ columnist Geoff Wilkinson, followed by a panel discussion
Remove combustible materials from balconies, government urges
The government has called for building owners to remove combustible materials from balconies on residential buildings, following a serious fire at a block of flats in Barking earlier this month
Lack of action over ‘deeply flawed’ fire regulations is failing public, says RIBA
The government’s lack of action over ‘deeply flawed’ Building Regulations is failing the public and ‘does not honour’ the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, according to the RIBA
CF Møller rethinks CLT use for Robin Hood Gardens replacement scheme
CF Møller is rethinking the use of engineered timber for its scheme to replace Robin Hood Gardens following the government’s ban on combustible cladding materials for tall buildings
Concrete: do architects have their heads in the sand?
A report showing cement is responsible for 8 per cent of world CO2 emissions has sparked a debate over the profession’s love affair with concrete
Brexit provides the opportunity to rebalance anti-retrofit VAT rules
The perverse tax rules that favour new-build over refurbishment could go once we no longer have to conform with EU regulations, writes Paul Finch
Rooftop extensions are well and good – but design quality is paramount
London’s rooftops have a vast potential to deliver more housing, but the proposed new permitted development rights could prove disastrous, write Riëtte Oosthuizen and Simon Owen of HTA Design
Combustible cladding ‘ban’ – what do we really know?
Grenfell survivors say the government’s ban is a crucial first step towards reforming the industry, but it has also been criticised as inadequate and short on detail. Ella Jessel investigates