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BS EN 1279-4:2018 Glass in Building. Insulating Glass Units Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge seal components and inserts

Thermal insulation
Construction systems parts
Thermal insulating materials
Edge
Physical properties of materials
Glass
Gas-resistance tests
Construction materials
Glazing
Buildings
Watertightness tests
Strength of materials
Seals

Link: BS EN 1279-4:2018 Glass in Building. Insulating Glass Units Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge seal components and inserts
Source: BSI Standards

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BS EN 50491-12-1:2018 General requirements for Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES) and Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS). Smart grid. Application specification. Interface and framework for customer Interface between the CEM and Home/Building Resource manager. General Requirements and Architecture

Building services
Safety measures
Control systems
Domestic electrical installations
Electronic equipment and components
Domestic
Circuits

Link: BS EN 50491-12-1:2018 General requirements for Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES) and Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS). Smart grid. Application specification. Interface and framework for customer Interface between the CEM and Home/Building Resource manager. General Requirements and Architecture
Source: BSI Standards

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BS EN 14399-7:2018 High-strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading System HR. Countersunk head bolt and nut assemblies

Threaded fasteners
Fasteners
Structures
Countersunk fasteners
Tensile strength
Strength of materials
Steels
Nuts
High-tensile steels
Designations
Bolts
Mechanical properties of materials
Marking
Bolting
Dimensions

Link: BS EN 14399-7:2018 High-strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading System HR. Countersunk head bolt and nut assemblies
Source: BSI Standards

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BS EN 1279-3:2018 Glass in building. Insulating glass units Long term test method and requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas concentration tolerances

Thermal insulation
Gases
Performance
Insulating enclosures
Glass
Construction materials
Thermal insulating materials
Leak tests
Glazing
Sealed units
Performance testing
Construction systems parts
Sound insulation
Buildings
Physical testing
Double glazing

Link: BS EN 1279-3:2018 Glass in building. Insulating glass units Long term test method and requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas concentration tolerances
Source: BSI Standards

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Press release: Homes England appoints to its property framework helping to speed up the delivery of new homes

The 19 highly skilled framework members have been appointed to deliver a range of property services to support the construction and development of new homes.

Services will cover all areas of England and run for four years. Members will support Homes England in the marketing of sites to developers, site evaluations, estate management and acquisitions and disposals. They will also advise on local markets, viability, investment and strategic planning issues as well as help create new development models and partnering arrangements.

Stephen Kinsella, Executive Director for Land at Homes England said:

“The framework gives us speedy and easy access to a range of skilled consultants who understand our needs. It will help us create strong working relationships with a wide range of companies who can provide valuable, professional and technical advice and expertise to Homes England – helping to accelerate housing development, deliver value for money and provide great places to live.”

The successful members of the new Homes England Property Framework, valued at £150 million, are:

  1. Aspinall Verdi Eddisons JV
  2. BNP Paribas Real Estate (including Strutt & Parker)
  3. Bradley Hall Limited
  4. Carter Jonas LLP
  5. CBRE Limited
  6. Colliers International Property Consultants Limited
  7. Cushman & Wakefield
  8. Deloitte LLP
  9. Gerald Eve LLP
  10. GL Hearn Limited
  11. GVA
  12. Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP
  13. Jones Lang LaSalle Limited
  14. Knight Frank LLP
  15. Lambert Smith Hampton
  16. Montagu Evans LLP
  17. Sanderson Weatherall LLP
  18. Savills (UK) Limited
  19. Thomas Lister

For further media information please contact: Patsy Cusworth in the Homes England press office Tel: 0207 393 2201/0796772328 Email: patsy.cusworth@homesengland.gov.uk

Notes to Editors:

  • The increased number on the new Framework demonstrates Homes England’s expanded role in bringing together land and expertise to speed up the building of new homes.
  • Homes England makes the new Framework made available free for use by a very wide range of public sector bodies.
  • A summary of the Framework can be found on Gov.uk
  • At any one time, around 300 public bodies are signed up to use our various Frameworks (DPP3, Multidisciplinary and Property Frameworks) and over 100 Public Bodies made use of our previous Property Framework, including local authorities, Central Government Departments, Registered Providers and a whole range of others.
  • Our Frameworks are the only National Frameworks that are focused on house building and so offer a key resource to support the speed at which we can get new homes.

About Homes England:

Homes England is the new housing delivery organisation that has been created to adopt a more commercial approach to respond to the long term housing challenges facing this country. The new, expanded agency will play a far bigger role in investing in supply and intervening in the market to help deliver 300,000 homes a year by the middle of the next decade.

Homes England will act differently from its predecessor, bringing together money, land, expertise and planning and compulsory purchase powers to accelerate the supply of new homes and address affordability issues in areas of highest demand.

For more information visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england or follow us on Twitter

Link: Press release: Homes England appoints to its property framework helping to speed up the delivery of new homes
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Press release: Government announces next step towards long term future of Grenfell Tower site

The government has re-committed today (1 August 2018) to putting the Grenfell Tower bereaved, survivors and community at the heart of deciding what happens to the future of the site.

As part of this, the government has announced it will take responsibility for the Grenfell Tower site. It will make operational decisions, such as on the site’s safety, security and access arrangements, until the future of the site has been determined by the community. A formal agreement will be finalised in the autumn.

The Metropolitan Police have said they are preparing to release the site as a crime scene, ahead of this the government is announcing the next step on the journey to a fitting memorial.

As these arrangements are put in place, the site will continue to be managed by the independent Site Management team who have been in place since July 2017.

Led by Doug Patterson, Chief Executive of the London Borough of Bromley, the team is responsible for all aspects of the on-going day-to-day management, such as health and safety and security. This ensures the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) will continue to take no role in making decisions regarding the site.

The local policing team will continue to work closely with the Site Management team and patrol the surrounding area to protect the integrity of the site.

The Prime Minister has given her own personal commitment that the bereaved, survivors and wider community will lead the decision making process regarding the long term future of the site. This has been formalised in a set of written principles governing consultations on the future of the site and signed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, RBKC, Grenfell United and Lancaster West Residents’ Association.

The principles stated that the land will be transferred to a body represented by the bereaved and survivors once an appropriate body has been established and the site has been made ready and available for future use.

Further information

The government will take over the responsibility for the Grenfell Tower site from the autumn. As these arrangements are put in place, the site will continue to be managed by the independent Site Management team who have been in place since July 2017.

The council remain the legal owners of the site until the future is decided. They take no role in the management or decision making.

The Metropolitan Police have indicated they remain on schedule to release the site at the beginning of August as their police work at the Tower reaches completion.

There remains a need for core participants and expert witnesses of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to access the tower, which must continue to take priority.

No decision has yet been taken on the future of the Grenfell Tower site. The government will make operational decisions on the site, regarding the site’s safety, security and access, in consultation with relevant experts and public authorities whose priorities are responsibility for safety and security of the site, the health and safety of those working on the site and living in the surrounding area.

Nick Hurd, the Minister for Grenfell Victims, and Doug Patterson, site management lead and Chief Executive of the London Borough of Bromley, have committed to engaging the bereaved, survivors and the community on all matters relating to the Grenfell Tower site, including sharing information on technical aspects relating to the site management and process to bring down the Tower.

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Link: Press release: Government announces next step towards long term future of Grenfell Tower site
Source: Gov Press Releases