Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/fears-of-new-uk-cladding-crisis-after-blaze-destroys-timber-frame-homes A potential new national fire safety crisis has emerged in the UK after Barnet council discovered hundreds of low-rise timber-frame homes with plastic…
Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/320000-newbuild-home-infested-beetles-28747689 Diane Jackson and her partner Mark’s new £320,000 home in Darwen, Lancashire, has been plagued by damp, mould, and a beetle infestation, rendering…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-68477200 Homeowners in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area have had their insurance cancelled due to the use of potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in…
Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2022/08/04/crumbling-away-how-climate-change-could-accelerate-corrosion/ Climate change is accelerating the corrosion of critical infrastructure, particularly in coastal regions, due to increased temperatures and humidity, which hasten the deterioration…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat Architects like Diébédo Francis Kéré and Albert Faus are using local materials and traditional techniques to build schools and orphanages in Burkina Faso…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68419363 Inmates at Dartmoor Prison have been temporarily relocated due to higher-than-normal levels of radon gas detected during routine testing. The Prison Service stated…
Link: Newham Council has approved a five-year strategy to remediate fire safety issues in all 87 high-rise residential buildings by 2029, with an estimated cost…
Link: https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/barton-house-fire-expert-raises-concerns-over-safety-report-as-residents-return-85370 A fire expert has raised concerns about the safety surveys conducted on Barton House, a prominent tower block in Bristol. The expert believes…
Link: https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/news/lidl-makes-speedy-recovery-from-solar-panel-fire-at-70m-peterborough-depot/22359/ Lidl’s £70m distribution centre in Peterborough quickly resumed operations after a solar panel fire, with 60 firefighters containing the blaze. The centre, which…
Link: A devastating fire in a high-rise apartment building in Valencia, Spain, has resulted in at least four fatalities and many residents still missing. The…
