A designer of the cladding on the Grenfell Tower has said that he was “loosely aware” that the company’s approach to the installation of fire stopping cavity barriers was a departure from official ...

Most buildings rely on a limited set of strategies for keeping water out. This course describes the rainscreen approach, which has six elements: cladding, cavity, thermal layer (insulation), air ...

In all climate zones, the various forms of metal cladding—single-skin panels, metal composite materials (MCM) panels, and insulated metal panels (IMPs)—are proving to be reliable, durable elements on ...

ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in building envelope solutions, including wall cladding systems, air barriers, coatings, and restoration systems, announces ...

Government initiatives to adapt for eco-friendly structures have a favorable effect on the growth of the rainscreen cladding market A rainscreen cladding system is an outside wall feature in which the ...

The fourth in our series of NBS Shortcuts looks at rainscreen cladding. Its modern incarnation was developed in the 1940s, and in the 1950s the UK’s Building Research Station advocated drained and ...

Simultaneously, does the external cladding provide design flexibility for architects such that it can deliver curb appeal, a signature for the building that will enable it to stand out? And can it all ...

Glass rainscreen cladding is an established and proven type of facade. This CPD, sponsored by Sto, explores how the robust and secure system offers design flexibility, thermal efficient insulation and ...

Rainscreen cladding is a type of exterior cladding infrastructure that is applied to the surface of buildings. They are composed of two layers separated by a ventilated air cavity that allows any ...