Grenfell client in secret cost-cutting meeting
Cuts reduced overall budget from £9.2m to £8.4m, including a £293,368 saving on cladding, the public inquiry heard
30 October 2020
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Cundall ‘reshaping’ its workforce
Engineering consultant weighs up need for further redundancies
30 October 2020
Firms will not survive reform, warns Hackitt
Waiting three years to act is akin to going out for a big party on a night before lockdown, said…
30 October 2020
Engineering bodies urge government to back innovation
Paper calls for measures to address the shortage of Stem teachers and diversity challenges in science and engineering subjects
30 October 2020
Student study bedrooms pose high risk of spreading Covid-19
Students gathering in study rooms in halls of residence at risk as ventilation rates are only designed for single occupancy
1 October 2020
Spending Review must back measures to improve resilience and cut carbon emissions, say engineers
A national workforce planning strategy is needed to create low carbon jobs says policy group representing 450,000 engineers
1 October 2020
Indoor air quality deteriorates when working from home
UCL monitoring air quality and window opening in eight London flats
1 October 2020
Efficiency offsets refrigeration demand
Use of refrigeration technology in Germany has risen by 16% since 2009, but the energy it consumes has only gone…
1 October 2020
Grenfell designer ‘was not concentrating’ in fire seminar
Cladding contractor relied on architects, fire consultants and local building control officers to make sure designs were compliant
1 October 2020
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