ACM remediation yet to start on 23 high-rise buildings

28/6/23

The latest monthly government data has shown that remediation work is yet to begin on 23 high-rise buildings identified with unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.

Most of these buildings are in Greater London and Manchester, according to the government.

Figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) released today revealed that remediation is underway or completed on 95 per cent of all 18-metre-plus buildings identified with ACM cladding.

However, in absolute terms this was an increase of just one building since 31 March, bringing the total to 467 by the end of April.

Work is in progress on 57 buildings, including early-stage remediation on 19 buildings that still have ACM cladding, while 84 per cent (410 buildings) have completed ACM remediation works.

DLUHC has identified 490 high-rise residential buildings and publicly owned buildings as having ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations. The largest single category is private sector residential (233 buildings), followed by social housing (160) and student accommodation (58).

By 30 April, a total of 359 buildings had been signed off by building control, representing 73 per cent of the total.

A total of 259 buildings had their ACM remediation funded by government, 196 others benefitted from "expert construction advice", and "at least 74" enforcement actions had been taken against buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations, DLUHC announced.

"Many of these buildings have received multiple interventions implemented," it added.

The department will release its next data update on 15 June. By the end of that month, DLUHC forecasts that remediation work will have been completed or underway on 97 per cent of identified buildings, and ACM remediation will have finished on 428 buildings.

Source; Construction News