Inquiry confirms that Grenfell fire started in fridge-freezer and catastrophically spread through PE, PIR and phenol cladding. The full report of Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (856 pages) analyses the causes of the fire and of its catastrophic spread and the...
Grenfell Inquiry raises questions on cladding smoke toxicity and flammability and insulation suppliers’ information. Evidence published early 2023 by the official Grenfell Inquiry shows that Saint Gobain, who own Celotex, who supplied most of the insulation which...
Fire safety needs a competence and responsibility restart in the UK to address green building and new energy fire risks. 50 building and fire experts discussed how construction techniques are changing, leading to a need for fire regulations which allow innovation...
Rapid fire spread up nine floors of a high-rise building, Kenwood, Chicago, 25 Jan. 2023, killing one and injuring nine. The fire is indicated to have been started by smoking materials igniting combustibles in a bedroom. The fire spread rapidly upwards from the 15th...
PIN mineral salts and water-borne epoxy were used to fire safety treat wood, reducing flammability and fire gas toxicity. Fire safety is critical to enable use of wood as a renewable carbon-sink material for green building. PIN mineral salts, with good environment...
