LONDON -- Tests on exterior building materials in other high-rise buildings conducted after the devastating west London fire has shown that some of the panels submitted were combustible, British Prime ...

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 ...

In all climate zones, the various forms of metal cladding—single-skin panels, metal composite materials (MCM) panels, and insulated metal panels (IMPs)—are proving to be reliable, durable elements on ...

A raging fire that consumed a luxury skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates on New Year’s Eve is raising concerns about the safety of a number of ultra-high towers that have come to define ...

Cladding serves both functional and aesthetic purposes, protecting from the elements while enhancing the building’s appearance. When choosing materials, it is important to consider factors such as ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...

Italian chemical and development group Acell (Milan, Italy) has already earned kudos in the construction composites industry with its innovative foam-cored sandwich panels for doors (click on “SMC ...

For more than two decades, science has recognized that building fires have become hotter, faster-spreading and more toxic. One engineer blames it on the world’s “addiction to polymers,” a reference to ...