By Tom Lowe2021-03-02T12:30:00+00:00
BRE consultant emailed colleague saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) received a “significant source of revenue” by producing desktop studies for combustible Kingspan insulation used on Grenfell Tower, the inquiry into the 2017 fire has heard.
Tom Lennon, a consultant at the testing body, claimed the studies could be a “huge source of income” for the BRE in a 2015 email.
Desktop studies take the results of full-scale fire tests on cladding systems and model variations to the specification to demonstrate equivalent fire performance.
The email was sent to Stephen Howard, the current BRE director of fire testing and certification, after an architect had sought a desktop study from Kingspan to clear the firm’s K15 insulation as safe to use on a high-rise project.
By Tom Lowe2021-03-02T12:12:00+00:00
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
The BRE received a “significant source of revenue” by producing desktop studies for combustible Kingspan insulation used on Grenfell Tower, the inquiry has heard.
Tom Lennon, a consultant at BRE, a testing body, claimed the studies could be a “huge source of income” for the BRE in a 2015 email.
Desktop studies take the results of full-scale fire tests on cladding systems and model variations to the specification to demonstrate equivalent fire performance.
The email was sent to Stephen Howard, the current BRE director of fire testing and certification, after an architect had sought a desktop study from Kingspan to clear the firm’s K15 insulation as safe to use on a high-rise project.
Deborah French, who was UK sales manager for US-based Arconic from 2007 to 2014, told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry yesterday (9 February) that she knew the