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Projects that make the commercial case for retrofit with CLT
A panel of experts gathered at the Roca Gallery this month at the AJ’s invitation to discuss the benefits and challenges of retrofitting at scale using cross-laminated timber
Tag: insurance
‘A big step forward’: insurer opens door to more engineered timber buildings
Architects have welcomed insurer Aviva’s decision to ‘expanding its appetite’ to include engineered timber in commercial property developments
Insurance crisis: ARB to relax architects’ PII requirements during ‘difficult time’
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) is looking at how it can adjust its demands on architects’ indemnity insurance cover in response to 'wider structural issues with the global insurance market'
News analysis: Is Whitehall waking up to timber?
The government is finally recognising the benefits of building with wood. But major barriers such as fire safety and insurance stand in the way of a timber revolution, reports Will Ing
RIBA considers setting up mutual insurance company
The RIBA is considering setting up a mutual insurance fund to provide cheaper professional indemnity insurance (PII) to practices, the AJ can reveal
Insurance crisis: a ticking timebomb for architects
In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, professional indemnity insurance premiums have soared while exclusions have ballooned, an AJ survey shows, with 90% of practices worrying that this could threaten their businesses. Will Ing reports
How do we resolve the insurance crisis?
Insurers and architects need to come out of their silos and rediscover their mutual interests, says Mark Klimt. Single project insurance could be one way out of the impasse
Insurance crisis: half of architects report new limits on coverage as premiums spiral
More than half of architects or practices with professional indemnity insurance (PII) have seen fresh restrictions to their coverage, according to a survey published by the ARB
Hackitt says new building regs will ease architects’ insurance crisis
Judith Hackitt, the chair of the board behind the new Building Safety Regulator, has said the forthcoming overhaul of building regulations will ease the crisis of soaring costs of professional indemnity (PI) insurance for architects
Grenfell shows it’s time architects took back authority for inspecting construction works
Technical competence in design is not nearly enough to ensure public safety in a world where the clerk of works claims he wasn’t the clerk of works, says Paul Finch