Exterior cladding functions as the first layer of defense between a structure and environmental exposure”— Elwin ...

The Federal Opposition is promising tougher penalties for builders who breach the National Construction Code and install the kind of cladding blamed for London's Grenfell Tower fire. Tougher penalties ...

A senior fire engineer told the new grenfell tower disaster inquiry that she did not think overcladding the tower block would lead to any problems during the refurbishing of the tower in 2012. The ...

A national taskforce should be created to "get a grip" on the cladding crisis, the Labour Party says. The call comes ahead of a parliamentary debate today about protecting tenants and leaseholders ...

Ahead of the start of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 27 January, Inside Housing is previewing some of the issues that will be under consideration. In the third of these, @PeteApps looks at ...

A drawn out saga over replacing flammable cladding has soured relations between owners of a southern Sydney apartment building and imposed a large financial burden on them. Yet almost 18 months after ...