{"id":145003,"date":"2024-10-31T06:43:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T06:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=145003"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:48:54","slug":"grenfell-systemic-failures-still-happening-our-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/grenfell-systemic-failures-still-happening-our-watch\/145003\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenfell: Systemic failures are still happening on our watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Seven years after the tragic Grenfell fire, Mike Leonard, visiting professor at Birmingham City University\u2019s Centre for Future Homes is calling for a united response from the UK housing industry to the failures outlined in the Grenfell Inquiry\u2019s final report<\/h2>\n<p>The Grenfell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk\/phase-2-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> released in September outlined the systemic failures of a construction sector driven by a race to the bottom, incompetence, very poor behaviour and inadequate regulation and control.<\/p>\n<p>It is totally unacceptable that multiple buildings over 18m high and thousands over 11m high are yet to be remediated and that this continues to blight the lives of residents who<br \/>\nare hostages in unsafe buildings causing financial and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>The failures, of course, run much deeper than might be imagined. The issues start with a culture of cost cutting, driven by a procurement cycle where the cheapest price often outweighs other considerations including quality and, sadly, safety.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s constant war to cut \u201cred tape\u201d has also allowed for the continued use of combustible materials, despite a historic record of disasters dating back to the Great Fire of London. The industry had given the government numerous warnings before 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire.<\/p>\n<p>The warnings, however, did not just come from industry experts. Trust in local and national government has been further eroded by a refusal to listen to the voice of the tenants. The residents of Grenfell repeatedly and accurately predicted the disaster that was about to happen but sadly they were ignored. For seven years since we have continued to play a game of chance, hoping that another Grenfell tragedy does not occur again.<\/p>\n<h3>Incompetence and poor behaviour<\/h3>\n<p>The rush to privatise building control and fire testing has also exposed the industry to unintended consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The Grenfell Inquiry itself identified both incompetence and poor behaviour as key factors resulting in the tragedy. We should not be surprised that organisations seeking commercial advantage are prepared to work with closely with manufacturers to ensure regulatory testing produces a positive test result.<\/p>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t bad enough, we have witnessed wholly unacceptable behaviours of those involved in the specification, design and installation of the changes to Grenfell Tower, which changed a non-combustible concrete building into an inferno.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did companies and individuals take on work that significantly exceeded their competence but some also acted dishonestly to win orders, with a total disregard for the life-threatening consequences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145012\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-145012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Grenfell Tower, a high rise building severely damaged by fire, in the background with a Yellow Ribbon commemorating those lost pinned to a tree\" width=\"692\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-715x420.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-696x409.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-1068x627.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528-610x358.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-959402528.jpg 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: \u00a9 Paul Williamson | iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The failures of Grenfell must lead to a permanent change of culture<\/h3>\n<p>Action is required now to ensure the end of a culture that resulted in this tragic loss of life and has blighted so many people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City University and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbeqa.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE)<\/a> will continue to work with industry to develop routes to ensure people are competent in their roles and can demonstrate the right behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>We must put in place and enforce robust competency and behaviour policies across government and industry. The risk we still face from legacy buildings must be understood and a plan implemented to remedy and sign-off the affected buildings as being safe and fit for purpose.<\/p>\n<p>We must also ensure we fully recognise and legislate for a resilient future. The risk of horizontal fires affecting low-rise buildings such as the Paradise in California in 2018, which resulted in an even greater loss of life than Grenfell, is real and tangible. The time has\u00a0 some to insist on non-combustible construction in all buildings where there is a sleep risk.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflect on the loss of life, we must fully embrace new legislation and effect a major cultural change, putting life safety and quality first. Our buildings should be non-combustible and resilient to the effects of climate change including overheating, wind, flood and wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts should remain with those who lost their lives and with their families. We must never forget the human cost of this wholly avoidable event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven years after the tragic Grenfell fire, Mike Leonard, visiting professor at Birmingham City University\u2019s Centre for Future Homes is calling for a united response from the UK housing industry to the failures outlined in the Grenfell Inquiry\u2019s final 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