The government has confirmed another 111 buildings do not comply with building regulations following the latest round of detailed fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.
The latest tests focused on wall cladding systems consisting of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding with a polyethylene filler (category 3) with stone wool insulation.
A government update confirmed: “The results show this combination does not meet current building regulation guidance.
“111 buildings are currently known to have this combination of materials in their wall cladding systems – 90 of which are local authority or housing association owned or managed.”
A guidance note adds: “Wall systems with these materials therefore present a significant fire hazard on buildings over 18m.”
The failures follow the first round of detailed tests last week on a wall cladding system consisting of ACM with polyethylene filler (Category 3) and foam insulation, with fire breaks and cavity barriers in place.
That combination failed to meet current building regulations guidance and 82 buildings are currently covered in it.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/08/02/111-towers-fail-latest-cladding-fire-tests/
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