More than 1,000 buildings were modernized by the new safety norms.
UK government reports that the new safety norms modernized 1088 houses. It`s 25% of the total plan that the British government has. Despite the slow start, the process begins to accelerate.
The main source: Over 1000 building safety cladding retrofits completed
What is the reason for house safety modernization?
The main reason the UK government began a large-scale house modernization project is the Grenfell Tower incident. In that time 7 years ago, a 24-story building in North Kensington was engulfed in flames. Fire extinguishing took more than 10 hours, and nearly 150 people got hurt, including 70 fatal injuries. At that time, one of the reasons that aggravated the tragedy was worse quality building materials. It doesn`t protect from fire, by the way, it even increases it. After ending the tragedy investigation, former UK Prime Minister Tereza May initiated a modernization program for similar houses. Generally, 4374 houses have been included in this program.
What already has been made by this program
Generally, from 4374 houses, 1088 have already been repaired, which is 25% of the plan. If accounting for buildings that are in the process of repair, 2066 objects have already been participating in the program, or 47% in total. Also, government officials report, that coercive measures were taken for 310 building owners because they didn`t want to perform orders about repairs in houses.
First of all, fire and safety systems are subject to replacement. Also, change internal and external casing and roofing materials are also important. Replacement is making for developers cost. In total, the project of redevelopment houses was evaluated at 9,5 billion pounds.
Fencyx, as one of the leaders in the UK building industry, also participated in this project. We propose high-quality materials, including timber, plasterboard, roofing felt, and insulations that meet with all safety standards.
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