The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporate scandal

Re:The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporat... by csours on Sunday December 06, 2020 @11:55AM (#25324685)

> Since you're just guessing ("I think"), my guess is if the tower wasn't in the richest neighborhood of London, the council wouldn't give a shit about its insulation and energy savings. And my guess is they added these reasons to make themselves look benevolent instead of saying "We're adding cladding because the tower looks shit otherwise."

Actually, one of the reasons for the beautification is that it was quite close to some expensive real estate.

Oh, actually we're agreeing. I read your comment wrong.

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Re:The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporat... by hummusman on Sunday December 06, 2020 @01:41PM (#25325508)

Building regulations in the Uk mandate a minimum standard of fabric energy efficiency regardless of location, both for renovations and for new builds. The Greater London Authority is quite strict on this for new build developments and I suspect that carries through to renovations. It’s more the other way round in that developers are required by local authorities to meet efficiency targets, but ending up cutting corners to achieve it on the cheap

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