The combustible cladding that isn't dangerous
The combustible cladding that isnât dangerous Save Share Full cladding removal is not necessary in all buildings, one of the countryâs leading fire engineers says after a fire-spread test he conducted showed a Melbourne high-rise could stay safely inhabitable with about $40,000 worth of work instead of a $4 million replacement of all combustible panels. The test Jonathan Barnett conducted on Monday showed fire was unlikely to jump between facade panels on a 24-storey Melbourne apartment tower, because a 1-metre-wide concrete layer separating the panels was sufficient to prevent the ...
Source: afr.com