Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barnet Council launched a probe after a fire tore quickly through a terrace in Moss Hall Grove, Finchley (London Fire Brigade) A ...

A north London council has sounded the alarm over what it fears could be a fresh national cladding issue after a probe found UPVC on buildings to be hazardous. Hundreds of Barnet residents face being ...

A controversial safety report, coupled with lobbying by the timber industry, has led to the spread of a construction method not widely seen in the UK since the Great Fire of London. BBC London has ...

Barnet Council in north London is set to spend millions repairing nearly 600 suspected fire-risk homes with low-rise timber frames after four similar properties burned down last summer And the council ...

From a British school to a secluded house in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of buildings from the Dezeen archives with rustic yet refined facades of rough-sawn timber. Rough-sawn timber is ...

The New Model Building is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high An industry consortium that includes ...

Why aesthetics, durability, maintenance, planning and more, all need to be considered when you're choosing loft conversion ...