Facade and fire testing experts have welcomed news of an addendum to the UAE Fire and Life Safety code banning the use of non fire-rated exterior cladding panels on high-rise buildings. The ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc. (Hoover) acquires Arconic Architectural Products LLC — a manufacturer of aluminum cladding products based in Eastman, Georgia. The acquisition marks ...

Building designers now have a plethora of cladding materials and systems to choose from, but conventional small scale fire tests may not always be appropriate. Sarah Colwell sets out the latest ...

Exterior Cladding Market Analysis 2023 | by Product Type (Metal Cladding, Wood Cladding, Brick & Stone Cladding, Plastic (Vinyl) Cladding, Composite Materials Cladding), Application Type (Residential, ...

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 ...

Cladding materials such as those used on The Cube in Bolton, which suffered a catastrophic fire in autumn 2019, could be deemed “risk neutral” under new cladding guidance, a manufacturers group has ...

"Facade cream is essentially a water-repellent cream that is specifically designed to protect your exterior walls from damp ...

Building regulations overlook the health hazards posed by toxic gases emitted by burning external cladding, smoke toxicity tests have suggested. The Fire Protection Association (FPA) investigated the ...