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• Tom Markus obituary

  04-09-2023 19:02
  
  My father, Tom Markus, who has died aged 95, was the first professor of building science at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where he established a thriving research base and, inspired by his socialist politics and Catholic faith, made huge efforts to address housing problems in the city.In 1971 he helped set up the Assist project in Govan to rehabilitate old tenement buildings. In 1979 he founded and chaired the Right to Warmth campaign, bringing together legal, architectural and medic
  
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• Raac crisis: who knew what and when about crumbling concrete in England

  04-09-2023 17:45
  
  Building material assessed to be at risk of collapse was used in thousands of UK public structures from 1950s to 1990sUK politics live – latest updates Continue reading...
  
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• NSW premier open to ‘pattern-book’ housing across Sydney as solution for crisis

  04-09-2023 11:29
  
  Unlikely alliance pushes for more medium-density housing of the sort typically found in inner-city suburbs Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says he is open to a proposal to pre-approve “pattern-book” housing designs that can be rolled out in Sydney suburbs – an idea being championed by an unlikely alliance of unions, big business and universities.The Housing Now group, launched on Monday, argues t
  
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