Dörken Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance air and moisture barriers, introduces a new WRB and air barrier solution for open-joint cladding systems that meets the industry’s most ...

A leading insulation firm has questioned the accuracy of the government’s large-scale cladding tests, carried out to assess the safety of systems for high rises following the Grenfell disaster.

In all climate zones, the various forms of metal cladding—single-skin panels, metal composite materials (MCM) panels, and insulated metal panels (IMPs)—are proving to be reliable, durable elements on ...

A total of 82 high-rises use a cladding system that has failed intense new fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze, the Government has confirmed. Unlike previous tests, these ones ...

Shareholders in the companies which made three cladding and insulation products used on Grenfell Tower have been warned that there will be “severe consequences” for the firms unless they provide “a ...

Two companies that caused outrage over their behaviour in the Grenfell scandal face being put on a Government blacklist as punishment. Ministers want them banned from all state contracts on the ...

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 ...

If you’re going to replace the siding or cladding on the exterior of your house, you should take the opportunity to add external insulation for a more comfortable house and lower energy bills.