Tag Archives: Building cladding

A public consultation following Dame Hackitt’s recommendations on fire safety has backed a ban on combustible materials on high-rise exteriors, the government has said.

Revealing initial findings from the consultation, the government said the majority of responses supported new regulations to outlaw using combustible materials on the facades of high-rise buildings. The government launched…

In the aftermath of a tragedy, it is often tempting to seek simple answers to difficult questions, to point to one thing and say, ‘That’s the problem’.

The trouble with this approach is that, in the long run, the simple answer can lead to further complications. This is the situation we could be…