MP warns cladding disputes could cause contractor collapses

A Labour MP has urged ministers to ensure new cladding legislation does not leave main contractors carrying remediation costs that should be recoverable from specialist subcontractors and suppliers. Mike Reader, who previously held building safety accountability responsibilities at Mace, welcomed proposals to make it easier… The post MP warns cladding disputes could cause contractor collapses appeared first on Construction News.

Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk

The Architects’ Journal Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk Continuing our series on groundbreaking approaches to circular construction, building materials and recycling, Richard Waite speaks to Mark Smyth of Studio Bua about plans for a self-build home in rural Suffolk featuring a timber frame, hempcrete, and flint cladding The post Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Galliford Try fails in bid to throw out hotel cladding claim

Galliford Try, architect Building Design Partnership and insulation manufacturer Kingspan have failed to have claims over alleged cladding defects at an Aberdeen hotel thrown out of court. The Court of Session ruled that hotel operator Leonardo's claim against Galliford Try and BDP could proceed, along… The post Galliford Try fails in bid to throw out hotel cladding claim appeared first on Construction News.

BDP pays contractor £1.1m cladding claim as Kingspan lawsuit continues

The Architects’ Journal BDP pays contractor £1.1m cladding claim as Kingspan lawsuit continues BDP has said it has reached a settlement with a contractor who was claiming £1.83 million from the practice after carrying out cladding remedial works at a Lancashire mixed-use development completed in 2010 The post BDP pays contractor £1.1m cladding claim as Kingspan lawsuit continues appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Cristina Lago

How Lawsuits Over Failed Manhattan Hotel Stucco Cladding Section Became Stuck

A partial cladding failure on a Manhattan hotel tower in 2020 resulted in a large repair cost, and a multiyear legal journey that is still not over.

The Times - Living with cladding, 14102020

Victoria Lowe may never be able to sell her family home — because of potentially unsafe cladding on her building. The Sunday Times has revealed not only are 700,000 people still trapped in flats wrapped in many kinds of flammable materials, but as many as 3.6 million face a wait of up to a decade to sell their flat or get a new mortgage.

Fenwick Elliott - The new Building Safety Act 2022, what you need to know, 16072022

Partner David Bebb and barristers Michael Levenstein and Simon Kerry of Gatehouse Cambers discuss the new Building Safety Act. What does this mean for the construction industry? The discussion will cover Gateways 2 & 3 and the changes, challenges and opportunities the industry now faces

Soi Buakhao - Building The Thames Barrier Documentary 1980s Pt 3 of 3, 28062019

Part 3 of an old GLC video about the building of the Thames Barrier. It explains why it was built and how it was built in detail

Morpheus Hotel Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects for Kyotec Group - 4K, 08032021

Amazing facade video of the Morpheus Hotel Tower in Macau showing glimpses of the manufacture, delivery and construction of the building envelope by Facade Contractor Kyotec, which seemed to have a real 'jigsaw puzzle' of exoskeleton steel frame pieces; double curved and twisted aluminium cladding; and 242Nr macro windows ... Another amazing designed building by Zaha Hadid Architects

Construction Manager - Digital records and Hackitt's 'golden thread': part 1

Anne-Marie Friel of Pinsent Masons, on the legal implications of the Hackitt's golden thread, at the Digital Construction Summit 2019 in London

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