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Single post-Grenfell construction regulator confirmed by Rayner
The construction industry will have a single regulator, the deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has announced as part of the government’s full response to the Grenfell Inquiry
Tag: Grenfell Inquiry
RIBA outlines education review in response to Grenfell Inquiry
The RIBA has finally responded at length to the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry report published last September – with recommendations for more building safety in education
Grenfell campaigners call on ARB to act against Studio E architects
Campaigners representing survivors and families of victims of Grenfell have called on the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to take action against former Studio E architects over the deaths of 72 people in June 2017
Top UK practices join forces on tackling post-Grenfell recommendations
Leading architecture firms, including Foster + Partners, have come together to endorse the Grenfell inquiry’s final report and put forward an action plan in response
Learning from Grenfell: architects still have much soul searching to do
Richard Waite and Gino Spocchia take an in-depth look at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report and assess what its ramifications could be for the profession
Grenfell Inquiry: moving from finger-pointing to collective reflection
The Grenfell Inquiry has taught us there is little value in trying to identify a single villain in the tragedy – but it does offer a crucial chance for self-reflection, writes Colm Lacey
ARB publishes proposed post-Grenfell code of conduct
A new code of conduct for the profession, with an emphasis on safety, competence and ethics, has been put out to consultation by the Architects Registration Board (ARB)
The Grenfell inquiry missed the elephant in the room: design and build
The Grenfell report fails to grasp the wider lessons of this tragedy by ignoring the warped procurement culture that encouraged so many awful decisions, argues Russell Curtis
Studio E’s Grenfell role has prevented it from fully closing down
Architecture practice Studio E, although no longer trading, has not been allowed to fully wind up because of its role in the Grenfell Tower fire, official documents show
Government inaction on warnings and regulation exposed in Grenfell report
The Grenfell Tower fire was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government to ensure building regulations and construction materials were up to the job, the inquiry’s second report has said