The Guidance Note has been prepared by a Special Interest Group (SIG), comprising representatives of FIA member companies, other invited experts in the practice of fire risk assessment in housing ...

Insulated metal panels, or IMPs, have been a popular exterior wall cladding choice for more than 30 years. These sandwich panels are composed of liquid insulating foam, such as polyurethane, injected ...

A new £33m fund for the remediation or mitigation of the life safety fire risks linked to external wall systems in residential buildings in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Department for ...

This is an area where often little thought is given to compliance, especially on smaller projects, where it is assumed the structural engineer will pick it up. But will they? Have you considered this ...

Facade and fire testing experts have welcomed news of an addendum to the UAE Fire and Life Safety code banning the use of non fire-rated exterior cladding panels on high-rise buildings. The ...

The owners of a major apartment and retail complex have been ordered to strip potentially combustible cladding from the multi-storey site due to fears over fire safety risks. NSW Planning has ordered ...

The cladding panels installed on Grenfell Tower in the 2012-2016 refurbishment were the primary cause of the fire spreading up the outside of the building, the official inquiry has been told.

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The cladding panels installed on Grenfell Tower in the 2012-2016 refurbishment were the primary cause of the fire spreading up the outside of the building, the official inquiry has been told.