There are believed to be hundreds of high and medium-rise buildings that have rendered EPS systems in the UK, many of which are awaiting remediation. The test in Victoria, Australia, was carried out ...

EPS is derived from petroleum and ignites at far lower temperatures than other building materials. “When it burns, a kilogram of polystyrene will release more energy than a litre of petrol ...

EPS cladding is a different material than the type which was found to cause the spread of the fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, ... Some experts say polystyrene is safe to use if rendered well, ...

Including facing bricks, rendered block and insulated render systems, we estimate that the total installed wall cladding area declined from over 45m m² in 2008 to 39 m², before showing gradual ...

Planning permission was granted in 2022 to replace the expanded polystyrene (EPS), foam insulation and timber cladding on the exterior of the building in line with government guidance and the law ...

Flammable cladding on dozens of tower blocks could be replaced faster than originally planned. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) cladding is used on 38 tower blocks owned by Bristol City Council.

The building is one of hundreds of Melbourne blocks covered in expanded polystyrene (EPS) cladding, an exterior material that can pose a significant fire hazard due to its combustibility.

Of this, £150,000 will go specifically on extra heating costs due to cladding removal. Built in 1970, the over-60s retirement housing complex in Brislington contains 46 flats and is run by ...

There are believed to be hundreds of high and medium-rise buildings that have rendered EPS systems in the UK, many of which are awaiting remediation. The test in Victoria, Australia, was carried out ...

Councillor Tom Renhard, cabinet member for housing, gave details about how EPS cladding affected Bristol’s tower block residents, while speaking to the World at One programme on BBC Radio Four ...