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By Tom Lowe2021-05-07T08:37:00+01:00
Facade expert said a ‘reasonably competent’ cladding contractor should have known risks of ACM
The construction industry had its “head in the sand” over the dangers of combustible cladding prior to the Grenfell Tower fire, a facade engineer has told the inquiry into the disaster.
Expert witness Jonathan Sakula, who has worked on 122 projects across the world, said the industry had been aware of a series of 20 major cladding fires in the years leading up to the June 2017 blaze which claimed 72 lives.
Seven of the fires occurred in towers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that were widely reported, including at the 63-storey Address hotel in Dubai where similar ACM panels to those used on Grenfell Tower contributed to the spread of flames.
By Tom Lowe2021-05-06T14:30:00+01:00
Facade expert said that a ‘reasonably competent’ cladding contractor should have known risks of ACM
The construction industry had its “head in the sand” over the dangers of combustible cladding prior to the Grenfell Tower fire, a facade engineer has told the inquiry into the disaster.
Expert witness Jonathan Sakula, who has worked on 122 projects across the world, said the industry had been aware of a series of 20 major cladding fires in the years leading up to the June 2017 blaze which claimed 72 lives.
Seven of the fires occurred in towers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that were widely reported, including at the 63-storey Address hotel in Dubai where similar ACM panels to those used on Grenfell Tower contributed to the spread of flames.
By Tom Lowe2021-03-09T11:36:00+00:00
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
The cavity barriers used on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower were only formally approved as safe by the supplier nine days after the disastrous 2017 fire, the inquiry has heard.
Cavity barrier supplier Siderise had sold the barriers for use on Grenfell Tower for gaps ranging between 326mm and 425mm – despite the product only being tested to a maximum cavity of 300mm.
Christopher Mort giving evidence to Monday’s hearing
But Monday’s hearing was told how, in the immediate aftermath of the fire which claimed 72 lives, the firm had ordered a report which extended the application of the barriers to gaps of up to 425mm.
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