A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...

Since the Grenfell fire, repairs have been required to buildings with unsafe cladding. This created an affordability crisis with many flat-owners facing large bills for renovations. The government has ...

Sara Robertson used to wake up in the middle of the night thinking that she heard a fire alarm and her apartment was going to burn down. Ms Robertson said the unknown cost of dealing with flammable ...

Anais Wood saved up for years to buy her dream home, but it quickly became one of the worst decisions of her life. Ms Wood will have to foot a huge bill to remove combustible cladding She, like many ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Work to make England’s multistorey residential buildings safe from dangerous cladding could cost up to £22.4bn, ...

CLADDING on tower blocks was ripped down across the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire because of fears it could contribute towards another deadly blaze. Councils across the country tested materials ...

Cladding is an especially underrated, but incredibly important, element of any house design project. It will be instrumental in how your house is perceived and how it ages in time. But how much does ...

The type of siding or "cladding" used on the Grenfell Tower in London — and suspected of feeding the massive fire that killed dozens of residents — is not allowed on the exterior of tall buildings ...

North America Cladding Systems Market was valued at US$ 66.1 billion in 2023 and is projected to attain a market size of US$ 123.6 billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 7.21% during the forecast period ...

Inspired by experimental solar houses developed after the 1970s oil crisis, the Passive House certification emerged in the late 1980s as a response to growing concerns about energy efficiency and the ...

Flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings under new government plans, BBC Newsnight understands. It means leaseholders in buildings of between 11 and 18 ...