Grenfell Tower fire background and consequences - Revision history

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	* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].		* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].

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	* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].		* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].

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−	Grenfell Tower is managed by a tenant management organisation – Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) – on behalf of Kensington and Chelsea Council. Criticism was levelled at KCTMO in the aftermath of the fire, and attention was drawn to the residents’ organisation, the Grenfell Action Group, which has repeatedly expressed fire safety concerns.	+	Grenfell Tower was managed by a tenant management organisation – Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) – on behalf of Kensington and Chelsea Council. Criticism was levelled at KCTMO in the aftermath of the fire, and attention was drawn to the residents’ organisation, the Grenfell Action Group, which has repeatedly expressed fire safety concerns.

	Controversy surfaced over the lack of common fire alarms, and confusion regarding the 'stay put' fire advice given to residents, which recommended that in the event of fire, they should wait in their flats for rescue, rather than attempting to escape. This is a common strategy in such buildings, as the subdivision of the overall building into fire compartments should prevent fire from spreading. In this case however, the compartmentation may have been compromised by the newly-installed cladding, which allowed fire to spread up the outside of the building.		Controversy surfaced over the lack of common fire alarms, and confusion regarding the 'stay put' fire advice given to residents, which recommended that in the event of fire, they should wait in their flats for rescue, rather than attempting to escape. This is a common strategy in such buildings, as the subdivision of the overall building into fire compartments should prevent fire from spreading. In this case however, the compartmentation may have been compromised by the newly-installed cladding, which allowed fire to spread up the outside of the building.
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	* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].		* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].

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	* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].		* [http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7993?mc_cid=45cb730463&mc_eid=be07fa6495#fullreport House of Commons Library, Briefing Paper Number 7993, 30 June 2017. Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks].

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	On 5 October 2020, the Competence Steering Group released its final report, [[Setting_the_Bar_Final_Report\|Setting the Bar]], which includes recommendations designed to produce a new competence regime for construction safety.		On 5 October 2020, the Competence Steering Group released its final report, [[Setting_the_Bar_Final_Report\|Setting the Bar]], which includes recommendations designed to produce a new competence regime for construction safety.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	For updates after 2020 see Building Safety Act,Celotex RS5000 PIR insulation, LPCB certification and Kingspan, UK building control regime under the new Building Safety Act regulations.
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	* ACM cladding.		* ACM cladding.
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	* Building a safer future: an implementation plan.		* Building a safer future: an implementation plan.
	* Building Safety Alliance.		* Building Safety Alliance.
		+	* Building Safety Act.
	* Celotex RS5000 PIR insulation.		* Celotex RS5000 PIR insulation.
	* CIBSE updates Fire Safety Engineering guidance.		* CIBSE updates Fire Safety Engineering guidance.
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	* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.		* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.
	* Lakanal House fire.		* Lakanal House fire.
		+	* LPCB certification and Kingspan.
	* National construction products regulator established.		* National construction products regulator established.
	* Qualitative design review.		* Qualitative design review.
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	* The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.		* The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
	* Torre Windsor office building fire.		* Torre Windsor office building fire.
		+	* UK building control regime under the new Building Safety Act regulations.
	* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.		* Uncertainty in the civil engineering profession.
	* United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE.		* United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE.

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	* Grenfell Tower Inquiry.		* Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
	* Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report.		* Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report.
		+	* How to comply with the Building Safety Case: Fire and Emergency File.
	* ICE Grenfell Tower review.		* ICE Grenfell Tower review.
	* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.		* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.

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	* ICE Grenfell Tower review.		* ICE Grenfell Tower review.
	* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.		* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.
−	* Interview with Su Butcher, Director, Just Practising Limited.
	* Lakanal House fire.		* Lakanal House fire.
	* National construction products regulator established.		* National construction products regulator established.

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	* Celotex RS5000 PIR insulation.		* Celotex RS5000 PIR insulation.
	* CIBSE updates Fire Safety Engineering guidance.		* CIBSE updates Fire Safety Engineering guidance.
		+	* CIOB responds to Newsnight report - Trapped: the UK's building safety crisis.
	* CIOB reviews the Building Safety Bill.		* CIOB reviews the Building Safety Bill.
	* Cladding for buildings.		* Cladding for buildings.

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	* ICE Grenfell Tower review.		* ICE Grenfell Tower review.
	* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.		* Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety.
		+	* Interview with Su Butcher, Director, Just Practising Limited.
	* Lakanal House fire.		* Lakanal House fire.
	* National construction products regulator established.		* National construction products regulator established.