Posts Tagged ‘cladding’

London building fire raises fresh anger over flammable cladding

UK advocacy groups have raised fresh concerns about building cladding after a fire broke out at an east London tower block. Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze at a 19-storey residential building in Poplar, which had spread to three floors. London Fire Brigade said about 125 firefighters attended the scene on Friday in the […]

The solution to Australia’s ‘flammable cladding’ building crisis: Hempcrete

The future of Australian building. Source: Balanced Earth Building Australia It has been revealed this week that hundreds – if not thousands – of Australian buildings possess the same ‘flammable cladding’ materials seen in the Grenfell fire in London, with body corporate organisations calling on the Federal Government to take preventative action as a result. […]