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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the last 12 years or so, I’ve devoted the majority of my professional work to designing stone cladding and glass/aluminum cladding systems, and I’ve seen plenty of errors that could have been ...

Aside from their critical function within the building envelope, cladding attachments systems also significantly impact construction timelines. Complicated and convoluted attachment details can add ...

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.

Aluminum composite panels cladding London’s Grenfell Tower were the main reason for the 23-story residential block becoming totally enveloped in flames in under three hours after a refrigerator caught ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dozens of high-rise apartment buildings across the state are still covered in flammable cladding. The ABC can reveal only 30 of the 76 buildings taking part in a government program offering 10-year ...