Police have confirmed at least 12 people perished after fire engulfed the 24-storey apartment block in Ladbroke Grove in West London but warned the death toll was likely to rise dramatically. Many ...

Cladding is an essential element in architecture, combining functionality, technology, and aesthetics to protect and enhance buildings. Among the various materials available, such as stone, wood, and ...

New manufacturing methods have made cladding and paneling more structurally sound and less cumbersome to install. These systems are highly customizable and are made to last from season to season.

The Federal Opposition is promising tougher penalties for builders who breach the National Construction Code and install the kind of cladding blamed for London's Grenfell Tower fire. Tougher penalties ...

Brick is a timeless material. Since as early as 7,000 B.C., people have been using hardened clay to construct their homes, businesses, tombs, and places of worship. However, not everyone likes the ...

Ahead of the start of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 27 January, Inside Housing is previewing some of the issues that will be under consideration. In the third of these, @PeteApps looks at ...

There’s no sector of the Gulf construction industry that has garnered more news headlines or general alarm in recent times than cladding and façades, in the wake of a series of dramatic fires in super ...

Whenever we think walls, we think paint or wallpaper. But there’s another way to add a dramatic touch, not spoken of much but getting trendy now, and that is cladding. Cladding is nothing but an ...

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