All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 10
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NewsStudio E ‘not asked about high-rise resi cladding experience’ before Grenfell appointment
TMO director cannot tell inquiry why he did not ask ‘obvious question’
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NewsGrenfell client was warned project would fail without fundamental reappraisal
Consultant initially said re-tendering was not the solution – before performing a ‘volte-face’
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NewsWhat we learned this week: Grenfell Inquiry digest
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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NewsGrenfell client ‘struggled with design issues’ after rejecting outside help, inquiry heard
TMO chose not to hire design advisor which would have cost £30,000
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NewsGrenfell consultant complained refurb was ‘becoming a farce’
QS made formal complaint about ‘frustrations and concerns’ with ‘nonchalant’ contractor
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NewsMake post-occupancy evaluation mandatory for public buildings, government told
Architects urgently need to learn from good and bad projects, says RIBA president
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NewsContact between Grenfell client and Rydon was ‘irregular and improper,’ QS tells inquiry
Advisor ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks with future main contractor while Ojeu process was still live
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NewsGrenfell inquiry hears boss had ‘every confidence’ in building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
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NewsFinal report on competency in built environment published
The interim report was published in August 2019
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NewsWhat we learned from the Grenfell Inquiry this week
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections
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NewsInquiry told building control officer ‘needed more time’ to focus on Grenfell refurb
‘Heartbroken’ council surveyor blasts staffing cuts and ‘confusing’ regulations but accepts his checks fell short
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NewsCouncil austerity measures meant inspection corners were cut, Grenfell Inquiry told
Building control officer had 130 projects to keep track of and felt forced to make ‘judgments’ about whose work needed most focus
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NewsGrenfell building control officer ‘quit because of work pressures’
Council surveyor tasked with inspecting work tells inquiry he resigned weeks before 2017 disaster
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NewsGrenfell subcontractor ‘can’t see how’ cavity barriers were fitted wrongly
Inquiry hears firm sent in invoice for eight men pretending to work during one day
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’
Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds
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NewsCladding subcontractor agrees Grenfell work was ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’
Osborne Berry partner cannot explain how cavity barriers were placed back-to-front and wrong way around
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry told it was ‘crystal clear’ consultant was not providing full clerk of works role
John Rowan Partners boss says ‘too many experts’ would have been required to check compliance with all Building Regulations
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NewsGrenfell digest: What Harley, CEP and Max Fordham told us this week
Facades specialist’s staff questioned on project management failings and reliance on advice from suppliers
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NewsGrenfell M&E consultant suggested combustible insulation for sustainability
Safe mineral wool product ruled out because ’aspirational’ efficiency target would not have been hit, inquiry hears
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NewsGrenfell cladding fabricator denies ‘recommending’ use of Reynobond ACM
CEP sales lead quizzed about knowledge of fire-retardant version of combustible cassettes used in fatal refurbishment