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Articles Tagged with ''Grenfell Tower''

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Grenfell Fire Probe Faults Construction Industry Practices

Peter Reina
Peter Reina
November 11, 2022
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A public inquiry into the cause of the 2017 fire that killed 72 found the design, materials and manner of construction for a refurbishment contributed to the disaster.


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UK Government, Builders Reach $3B Deal for Fire Upgrades to Towers

Peter Reina
Peter Reina
April 14, 2022
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Agreement with at least 35 large residential developers will cover cost of fire protection measures in unsafe buildings more than 11 m tall on which they worked over the last 30 years.
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UK Building Owners Face Fire Safety Cladding Replacement Deadline

Peter Reina
Peter Reina
January 14, 2022
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Industry has until March to develop a plan and funding to replace on mid-height buildings the type of cladding linked to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that caused 72 deaths.


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Grenfell Tower Regulations Still Coming

Author of safety rules speaks about infrastructure and coronavirus
Peter Reina
Peter Reina
April 21, 2020
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COVID-19 is the most complex systems problems anyone has ever had to face, says Judith Hackitt.
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Grenfell Fire Probe Faults Cladding as Replacement Projects Lag

UK Prime Minister isn't satisfied with pace at which hazardous panels are removed
Peter Reina
Peter Reina
November 1, 2019
One Comment

A new report on the 2017 fatal London tower disaster details how fire spread.


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After Grenfell Tower

Do Tests For Combustible Exterior Building Walls Match Real-Life Fire Intensity?

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Richard Korman
October 23, 2019
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For more than two decades, science has recognized that building fires have become hotter, faster-spreading and more toxic. 


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UK Fire Experts Expand Advice on Risks of HPL Panels

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Richard Korman
July 24, 2019
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The repercussions from the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017, continue to spread through the world of building fire safety.


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Cladding Fire Tests Stir Worry Two Years After Grenfell Tower Tragedy

Do calorie measures matter as much as full-scale mock-ups?
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Scott Van Voorhis
July 9, 2019
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Test methods become part of the debate over building fire safety.
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US Codewriters Initiate First Post-Grenfell Tower Changes

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Richard Korman
May 2, 2018
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The major model building code in the U.S. may make adjustments in light of last June’s Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London, where 71 people died.


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Grenfell Tower Deficiencies

Current Rules, Deficiencies Blamed for London Tower Fire

Peter Reina
Peter Reina
April 25, 2018
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A confidential police report revealed a litany of weaknesses that contributed to last June’s fire at London’s 24-floor Grenfell Tower residential building, causing 71 deaths.


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