Brazilian company Planefibra has launched Planemax, an opaque roofing panel made from glass fibre reinforced polymer composite (GRP).The product has been developed for environments where corrosion ...

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 ...

It took just 90 minutes for fire to race up 20 storeys of the Grenfell Tower in June 2017, killing 72 people. Last month, a cigarette sparked a blaze that quickly jumped five floors of Melbourne's ...

Supplying to more than 25 countries around the world, RMK Industries’ primary stronghold is the Middle Eastern, African and Asian markets and is trusted by internationally renowned consultants, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Following a deadly residential tower fire in London, Australian authorities have been told an audit of high-rise buildings with cladding ...

In a collaborative effort, Bcomp’s innovative flax fibre composites and Temca’s manufacturing expertise have been combined to create the cladding panels for the façade of the new Cité Scolaire ...

Expert witness tells inquiry of 20 serious fires that meant danger of panels was well known in industry The builders who erected the Grenfell Tower facade that burst into flames killing 72 people ...

Newsnight has obtained confidential reports that help explain how flammable material has become more common on tall buildings. Combustible cladding has been permitted based on reports arguing fires ...

A ban on cladding deemed by the Victorian Government to be high risk comes into force today in a bid to reduce fire hazards. Multi-storey developments will not be able to use flammable aluminium ...