The Building (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2018/1230 came into force on 21 December 2018. The amendment prohibits the use of combustible materials anywhere in the external walls of high-rise buildings over 18m above ground level, containing one or more dwellings.
So why is @BarrattHomes trying to keep combustible materials on the homes of 1000 people at Royal Artillery Quays if they are banned for new buildings?
I put the question publicly to @barrattplc below.
#BuildingSafetyCrisis#EndOurCladdingScandal@TedBaillieu @ahillslegal @drfsawtell@DgLimited
Thanks to all those who joined us yesterday at our Annual BEAMA Event - Net Zero in Practice. The event really provided opportunity for us all to celebrate the hard work being done by BEAMA and our members in striving to reach #netzero.
I’m delighted to announce that on 30th November I’ll be speaking at a webinar entitled:
"Decoding data standardisation and the #goldenthread for building product manufacturers"
Sign up to join us here:
campaign.causeway.com/golden…
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This too shall pass. Whatever you might be dealing with right now, it is temporary and things will get better.
If you need support, there are fantastic services provided by #construction's mental health charities including: @theCIASP @LighthouseClub_ @mates_sa@MatesInMind
Living walls are often called for to help mop up air borne pollution.
But they are expensive to maintain, their effectiveness is questionable, and ... a fire risk 👇👇👇
Classic green bling, we need to do so much better.
Alongside this, we've updated our timeline showing when key changes are taking effect to support the implementation of the Building Safety Act
This will continue to be reviewed as further changes & new regulations are introduced in the next 12 months:
📅 builduk.org/buildingsafetyti…
We are delighted to share our comprehensive guide to the new building safety regime, ahead of the next phase of the regime coming into effect from 1 October
It has been designed to ensure businesses across the sector are aware of their responsibilities:
builduk.org/BuildingSafetyRe…
6 years after Grenfell and 1 year after the law changed to make companies pay, 91% of fire-risk flats are not yet fixed, leaving well over 600,000 people in danger thetimes.co.uk/article/cladd…
ALT Diagram identifying recommendations from the Morrell Review (The Independent Review of Construction Product Testing) which relate to the digitisation of construction product information and structured product data. Arranged as a series of sticky notes and arrows and headings. Details of the recommendations are listed in the linked article.