The type of siding or "cladding" used on the Grenfell Tower in London — and suspected of feeding the massive fire that killed dozens of residents — is not allowed on the exterior of tall buildings ...

Timber cladding has become a familiar sight on buildings across the UK, from contemporary housing developments to extensions and refurbishment projects. Its popularity reflects a wider shift ...

It took just 90 minutes for fire to race up 20 storeys of the Grenfell Tower in June 2017, killing 72 people. Last month, a cigarette sparked a blaze that quickly jumped five floors of Melbourne's ...

In May 2017, Sophie Bichener did what many in their twenties are unable to do: buy a home. She paid around £230,000 (around $295,000 at the time) for her two-bedroom apartment in a high-rise building ...

Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...

CLADDING on tower blocks was ripped down across the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire because of fears it could contribute towards another deadly blaze. Councils across the country tested materials ...

Over the last 12 years or so, I’ve devoted the majority of my professional work to designing stone cladding and glass/aluminum cladding systems, and I’ve seen plenty of errors that could have been ...

Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Victorian government and various ...

The government still does not know how many buildings in England have dangerous cladding, the costs of removing it, or the length of time it will take, according to a committee of MPs. In a report, ...

Inspired by experimental solar houses developed after the 1970s oil crisis, the Passive House certification emerged in the late 1980s as a response to growing concerns about energy efficiency and the ...

Flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis say they will remain trapped in unsellable homes despite a major new scheme to help fund repairs. The long-awaited Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) opened this ...

Flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings under new government plans, BBC Newsnight understands. It means leaseholders in buildings of between 11 and 18 ...