Italian chemical and development group Acell (Milan, Italy) has already earned kudos in the construction composites industry with its innovative foam-cored sandwich panels for doors (click on “SMC ...

GRENFELL Tower had MORE insulated cladding installed on the outside of the building than was needed to avoid having to repeat the job. A planning report shows the developers, hired by the Royal ...

With every project, the teams responsible for bringing the building to life face increased pressure to deliver on energy efficiency and aesthetics. As a pre-engineered, all-in-one air, water, and ...

The cladding panels and insulation boards used on the walls of Grenfell Tower contributed roughly equal amounts of suffocating gas to the toxic smoke that trapped and killed the victims of the blaze, ...

Insulated metal panels (IMPs) are an ideal cladding solution for multi-story structures for a variety of reasons. Specifically, the lightweight, code compliant and thermally efficient panels with ...

Certificate for Celotex insulation in tower block said it should only be used with non-combustible cladding Building safety experts warned in 2014 that the insulation planned for use on Grenfell Tower ...

The building has a steel frame structure with profiled metal deck and concrete floors, and a central concrete core which houses lifts and staircases. Its ovoid shape is created by inclined perimeter ...

A London association and a developer plan to retain combustible insulation boards used on Grenfell Tower in the cladding system of a block being repaired due to fire safety concerns and will replace ...

Strongwell’s Strongirt® is the ideal continuous insulation (CI) cladding attachment support system. This all-FRP fiberglass pultruded composite uses a custom fire-retardant resin system and unique ...