Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...

Research since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise fire in June 2017, has failed to settle all the questions about building cladding and fire safety in the UK.

From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied. Material mixing is creating newly expressive façades, and ...

Although glass is known for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about one third of post-consumer glass actually gets recycled. A new glass-based building ...

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 ...

The Labour Party is pressuring the government to come to the aid of homeowners living in apartments wrapped in dangerous flammable material that was the cause of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. By ...

Innovative solutions in the category include cladding made from upcycled rice hulls and insulation manufactured from 80 percent postconsumer recycled denim. Modern Mill has expanded its Acre siding ...

A new £100m civil service office had to be evacuated after a large piece of cladding fell from the top of the building. Staff ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May's office says combustible cladding has so far been found on seven high-rise blocks in England after tests ordered by the government. The British leader said earlier ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONDON — Tests so far have found that at least three high-rise apartment buildings in the U.K. have flammable external panels like the ones believed to have ...

Landlords urged to send cladding for testing amid fears other buildings are vulnerable to a Grenfell-style blaze. Department for Communities and Local Government admits "much public concern" about the ...

As the Grenfell Inquiry continues to steer responsibility for the tragic deaths of 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017 towards the undermanned and under resourced London Fire Brigade, the ...