Custom Builder

5 Emerging Materials To Watch in Residential Architecture

Innovative materials are teeing up to reshape residential construction, boosting performance, sustainability, and design ...
Domain

Apartment owners face millions of dollars in re-cladding bills following landmark ruling

Thousands of apartment owners across Australia who thought they were safe from potentially deadly cladding fires now face millions of dollars in bills to remove and replace timber-based panels. In a ...
The Guardian

Grenfell contractors ‘should have known cladding was combustible’

Expert witness tells inquiry of 20 serious fires that meant danger of panels was well known in industry The builders who erected the Grenfell Tower facade that burst into flames killing 72 people ...
BBC

Cladding: Panels failed fire tests 13 years before Grenfell

Leaked test results suggest the government and construction industry had early evidence of the dangers posed by cladding, 13 years before the Grenfell Tower fire. Panels, commonly used on buildings in ...
The Sun

Cladding used on Grenfell Tower before the fire ‘was the more flammable and cheaper version’ of two options

CLADDING used to cover Grenwell Tower before Wednesday’s killer fire WAS a cheaper, more flammable version of two options – the manufacturer of the panels has reportedly confirmed. A criminal ...