BSI External Cladding Systems test method, UK flats

Fire-Safe Aluminium Rainscreen Cladding Solution for dangerous buildings

BSI External Cladding Systems Test Method news – revisions to British Standard BS 8414: the purpose of the large-scale test method is to provide data that enables the evaluation of the fire performance of the cladding components tested in combination.

Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Part Two News

Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Part Two

Grenfell Tower Inquiry news – gross negligence manslaughter threat ; firms involved in the building’s refurbishment request immunity over evidence. The Grenfell Tower fire took place in June 2017.

UK Government Funding for Combustible Cladding Removal

Byron House Nottingham Trent University Reyonobond ACM cladding panels

UK Government funding for combustible cladding removal news – since Grenfell Tower tragedy, LGA has argued for “fundamental reform of our broken building regulations system.” £200m fund to replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings.

UK Government Ban on Combustible Cladding

UK Government ban on combustible cladding facade

Banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings: RIBA director of professional services criticises UK government ban on combustible cladding as “inadequate”, saying it should have covered products capable of producing toxic smoke.

Installation Le rocher très percé in Grand-Métis

Installation Le rocher très percé in Grand-Métis, Québec

Humà design + architecture, in collaboration with Vincent Lemay, landscape architect of the city of Montreal, had the incredible opportunity to come and finalize his own garden during an unforgettable week.

Grenfell Tower & Fire Dynamics, Cladding Safety

Grenfell Tower & Fire Dynamics, Cladding Safety

Containing the triangle of combustion – with the Grenfell Tower fire public inquiry only just beginning, Wrightstyle’s managing director explains the dynamics of fire: a relationship between fuel, oxygen and heat.

UK Tower Cladding Tests: High Rise Building Safety

UK Tower Cladding Tests: High Rise Building Safety

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has asked NBS to carry out important research on the Approved Documents. The NBS really want to understand how the guidance is used regarding the functional requirements of the building regulations.

Complete Doorsets Fire Compartmentation

Complete Doorsets Fire Compartmentation

Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, dhf (Door & Hardware Federation) stress the vital importance of compartmentation in preventing the spread of fires in multi-occupancy buildings such as tower blocks and office buildings.

Cushman & Wakefield Office

Despina Katsikakis, Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield appoints Despina Katsikakis to a client-advisory role. She is an industry-leading expert on the impact of the workplace on business performance. She has led innovation, research and implementation of transformative business environments and exemplary real estate developments worldwide for over 30 years.