The FPA’s cladding testing rigs have received reaccreditation by UKAS following a successful relocation to the organisation’s ...

Tony Baker, a fire resistance test laboratory manager at the Building Research Establishment (BRE), suggested there had been a “concerted effort” by insulation maker Celotex to conceal a ...

After the tragic fire that swept through London’s Grenfell Tower on June 14, killing an estimated 79 people, the British government ordered tests to be carried out on buildings across England with ...

The Technology and Construction Court has delivered a series of High Court judgments (in Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd; and LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v George Downing Construction Ltd and ...

One of the key benefits of rainscreen façades is the wealth of cladding finishes available, including in an endless ...

Scientists in Norway have assessed how BIPV façades may react to fire accidents following a typical fire test for building façades. They found that flame propagation in the wall cavity is possible, ...