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Pyrrhotite in concrete is quietly destroying homes in New England and beyond.
Learn why this mineral is causing foundations to crumble and what’s being done to stop it. 
https://undark.org/2024/12/18/foundations-crumbling-mineral/
"Grenfell Tower was named after Sir Francis Grenfell, a general who carried out colonial violence in Ireland, Sudan and South Africa. When the British #rulingclass wants cheap labour from places like those, it houses #workers in an unsafe building named after a man who may have killed their ancestors, and then ignores their warnings and leaves them to die. That was #GrenfellTower."
Zarah Sultana MP
Due to our beekeeper being rehoused as a result of #EastendHomes disastrous #AirspaceDevelopment on the #EricEstate (aka #MileEndEstate), there will be no beekeeping until at least Spring 2025.
Do you live in a low-rise (~4 stories) block in the UK built before 1970? Is your landlord planning to construct additional floors? The Government exempted developments of up to two floors from planning, but they are unlikely to meet safety requirements for wind-loading and disproportionate collapse. Feel free to ask me questions.
#airspaceDevelopment #RooftopRevolution #DisproportionateCollapse #buildingControl #housing #structuralEngineering #verticalExtension #shitplanning #buildingSafety
Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin | Raac (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/16/efforts-to-avoid-grenfell-scale-tragedy-not-taken-seriously-says-ex-mandarin
'Efforts to avoid ‘#Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin
#BuildingSafety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks
Potentially catastrophic building safety risks, including the chance of a collapse causing a “Grenfell-scale tragedy”, are not being properly addressed by the government, a civil servant has warned in a resignation letter'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/16/efforts-to-avoid-grenfell-scale-tragedy-not-taken-seriously-says-ex-mandarin
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BuildingSafetyCrisis #ToryIndifference
️ Tragic incident in Calcinaia, Italy as a 17-year-old male loses his life after falling from an abandoned building's roof. The collapse resulted from a pre-existing weakened structure. Authorities highlight the need for increased inspection and maintenance of abandoned structures to prevent such accidents. #BuildingSafety #RiskAnalysis https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1930314/articles/194617712/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Essex council tenants living in RAAC homes speak out | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/raac-housing-estate-concrete-basildon-knights-essex/
#RAAC
#ReinforcedAutoclavedAeratedConcret
#BuildingSafety
#Buildings
#CouncilHomes
#SocialHousing
#PrivatelyOwnedHomes
#TemporaryAccomodation
#DLUHC
Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/heathrow-gatwick-raac-concrete-b2408105.html
#RAAC
#ReinforcedAutoclavedAeratedConcret
#Concrete
#BuildingSafety
#Buildings
#Heathrow
#Gatwick
#Airports
Revealed: Britain’s council housing shame as majority of councils fail to build a single home | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/council-house-building-affordable-rent-b2344844.html
#CouncilHousing
#SocialHousing
#Poverty
#DLUHC
#AffordableHomes
#BuildingSafety
#MoneyNotSpent
#UKGov
#HousingDept
#Housing
#Rents
#RentRises
#Overcrowding
#Tories
#Nandy
#Mould
#HouseBuilding
#AffordableRentNotAffordable
#RightToBuy
New #simonicity #planning blog post, Responsible Actors
#BuildingSafety #cladding
https://simonicity.com/2023/06/03/responsible-actors/
Free Webinar from the Texas Historical Commission
Throwing Flames (Safely): Building Safety Programs at Living History Sites
Thursday, January 26, 10:00 a.m. CT
When planning programs at your museum or historic site, do you remember "safety first," or is it an afterthought?
Aaron Shuman's programs at the National Museum of the Pacific War involve flamethrowers and tanks
Learn more and register. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTHC/bulletins/3434f56 #BuildingSafety #webinar #LivingHistory
The semi-annual event that shows off the construction industry by letting people go behind the hoardings onto building sites returns in March, and booking is open now. Opportunity to ask some probing questions? #BuildingSafety https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/go-on-tours-of-buildings-sites-this-march-59696/
