Counting the growing cost of cladding remediaton
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; |v(2006) 8 February 2020, 52-53(2)Subject(s): Summary: Reviews the currently regulatory and costs landscape in relation to the cladding of high rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 after which tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment established that certain types of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding were unsafe and should be removed from residential buildings over 18 m tall including public and private sector dwellings and student accommodation. Highlights problems building owners and leaseholders are currently having over cladding remediation. associated with costs and responsibility.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reviews the currently regulatory and costs landscape in relation to the cladding of high rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 after which tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment established that certain types of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding were unsafe and should be removed from residential buildings over 18 m tall including public and private sector dwellings and student accommodation. Highlights problems building owners and leaseholders are currently having over cladding remediation. associated with costs and responsibility.