London?s deteriorating Palace of Westminster is a danger to politicians, says report
A report from Parliament says the building?s aging mechanical and electrical systems pose a significant risk, requiring £4 billion in renovations The iconic Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Commons and House of Lords, is at risk for a "catastrophic event" that could make the structure unusable, according to an alarming report from the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster.
In order to stave off permanent damage, the report recommends that the heart of the British political system vacate the building for an urgent six-year, £4 billion (roughly $5.3 billion) renovation. The work would focus on updating the palace?s mechanical and electrical systems, many of which date from the mid-20th century and reached the end of their projected lifecycles in the 1970s and 1980s. "Complete and sudden failure of the M&E services?the kind that would require the Palace to be abandoned immediately?is a real possibility," says the report.
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The site has held a royal residence since the eleventh century. The current Palace of Westminster was built after an 1834 fire.
The renovation plan calls for a comprehensive replacement of the building?s electrical cables and pipes, which have been kept running through unsustainable stop-gap measures, with new elements run haphazardly atop of old. Replacing the M&E systems accounts for about 74% of the proposed budget.
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