Major insulation and cladding manufacturers have engaged in “sinister” attempts to undermine building regulations and have manipulated the testing regime to present dangerous products as safe, 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 ...

MSPS are being warned of a potential new cladding danger on Scotland's public buildings and have been urged to ditch their reliance on a "discredited" fire safety test. Did you know with a Digital ...

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 ...

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, on the night of June 24, 2017, triggered a public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick. It has examined the circumstances ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man has been ordered to tear down cladding he put up outside his home after a council ruled it looks 'highly unsympathetic'. Tim Stephenson erected the insulated cladding outside his family home in ...