Building designers now have a plethora of cladding materials and systems to choose from, but conventional small scale fire tests may not always be appropriate. Sarah Colwell sets out the latest ...

In a move to reduce the risk of fire, the Victorian Government in Australia has banned the use of certain external wall cladding products – should New Zealand follow suit? The Victorian government has ...

Although many building products offering lower environmental impacts are combustible, it is still possible to use them in a cladding system by testing the cladding system as a whole, as Tony Baker ...

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 ...

Cladding materials such as those used on The Cube in Bolton, which suffered a catastrophic fire in autumn 2019, could be deemed “risk neutral” under new cladding guidance, a manufacturers group has ...

Exterior Cladding Market Analysis 2023 | by Product Type (Metal Cladding, Wood Cladding, Brick & Stone Cladding, Plastic (Vinyl) Cladding, Composite Materials Cladding), Application Type (Residential, ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc. (Hoover) acquires Arconic Architectural Products LLC — a manufacturer of aluminum cladding products based in Eastman, Georgia. The acquisition marks ...

Product specification guide: advances in treatment and preservation are increasing timber’s sustainability Increasingly timber is being specified as a rainscreen cladding system for external walls. It ...

Product specification guide: advances in treatment and preservation are increasing timber’s sustainability Increasingly timber is being specified as a rainscreen cladding system for external walls. It ...