Tag: combustable cladding
Australian building owners face a bill that could run into billions of dollars to replace combustible cladding of the sort that fuelled the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK, which killed 72 people, as well as fires in Australia and overseas, write Simon Lockrey, senior lecturer/ research fellow, RMIT University and Trivess Moore, lecturer, RMIT University. […]
Zintl aluminium cladding system is an elegant and enduring material that offers a world of design possibilities as well as enhancing the sustainability of a building due to its corrosion resistance and recyclability. Zintl provides architects with façade profiles that are versatile and 100 percent non-combustible, certified to AS1530.1 (a test that rates the fire-safety of […]
The Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian Chapter is calling for a heightened focus on reform in the wake of an apartment building fire in Melbourne CBD, which firefighters say has combustible cladding similar to the material used on London’s Grenfell Tower. The fire started on the 22nd floor balcony of the Neo200 apartment complex on 4 February at […]
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