How do you think industrial design would have fared in fared in this country without steel reinforced concrete in bridges car parks etc, exactly the same principle and susceptibility to manufacturing and installation faults.
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Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Failure - Residential Buildings Affected?
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The RAAC is not the problem, in that it has a design life span, and a designed use with planned maintenance.
The problem is governments disregarding the designed life span and not heeding advice on maintenance.
Rishi Sunak, along with the 13 years of Tory government, bears a high degree of responsibility for the current debacle:
The planned school building replacement/repair needed was:
Yet the government policy was for only 100 schools to be repaired, just a quarter of what was desparately needed for the safety of our children.
So only 1/8th of the repairs needed were funded.
Now the current Tory Chancellor tells us that the government will spend whatever is necessary to repair all schools, except they won't provide the funding for it.
I've told all my creditors they'll all be paid, except I won't be paying.
The problem is governments disregarding the designed life span and not heeding advice on maintenance.
Rishi Sunak, along with the 13 years of Tory government, bears a high degree of responsibility for the current debacle:
The planned school building replacement/repair needed was:
Yet the government policy was for only 100 schools to be repaired, just a quarter of what was desparately needed for the safety of our children.
That was reduced by a further 50% by Rishi Sunak as Chancellor.
So only 1/8th of the repairs needed were funded.
Now the current Tory Chancellor tells us that the government will spend whatever is necessary to repair all schools, except they won't provide the funding for it.
I've told all my creditors they'll all be paid, except I won't be paying.
I was just going to post from the BBC-live thread but you beat me to it; although i'd add that only 1% of surveyed schools are affected it's a very bad look for the government to reduce funding only to find they're going to need even more to correct the problems. Like reducing the pandemic stockpile before Covid, this government has a way of shooting itself in the feet.
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There were no errors as such in using RAAC. It worked well for the 30 years it was due to last. Leaving it in place for a lot longer than that is the issue.
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They were still serving them at my school in the early eighties!
Two words to strike terror in the heart of anyone at school in the 70s.
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They should've used them for a supporting wall. They'd still be there. No probs.
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I thought local authorities were responsible for maintaining buildings?
With what?
With sticky back plastic and blu-tack: don't you watch Blue Peter?
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