More than four years after a fired raged through the 24-floor Grenfell Tower apartment building in London, causing 72 deaths, the government has told builders and developers they must fund and replace ...

UK government sets cladding removal deadlineThe UK government has set out plans for a new law that would set a deadline for building owners to fix unsafe cladding. UK government sets cladding removal ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Councils and low-cost housing providers say they could build more than 90,000 additional affordable homes over ...

FILE - A man looks at tributes placed near Grenfell Tower in London, June 14, 2020. The British government says on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 property developers must bear the cost of removing dangerous ...

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 ...

A large house builder has become the first to sign Scotland’s developer remediation contract, legally committing them to pay for and fix building safety defects.

As the Grenfell Inquiry continues to steer responsibility for the tragic deaths of 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017 towards the undermanned and under resourced London Fire Brigade, the ...

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 ...

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Britain has ordered housebuilders to pay around $5.4 billion to help remove dangerous cladding from buildings following a deadly 2017 London fire that left government, ...

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 ...