CCN – The Latest Updates, News and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News)
NEWSMAKERS: * Engineers Australia * ExcelPlas * Fairview * QLD Government * Quest * Roscon * Supreme Court * Toplace * VBA * VIC Government * WA Gov
Quest Apartments Deemed to be ‘High Fire Risk’ Due to Combustible Cladding
https://www.9news.com.au/national/cladding-melbourne-news-childcare-centre-wrapped-in-combustible-cladding/8081a7f6-2882-4be6-910a-6dec6d549f0f
Jean Nassif’s Toplace Claim Cladding Legislation has Created ‘Artificial Crisis’
–https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hills-shire-times/nsw-building-inquiry-jean-nassifs-toplace-claim-cladding-legislation-has-created-artificial-crisis/news-story/6f2cd28b83a80c95ea158b3064771c3b
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/6h2VuouzRy8wFz0
Developer Admits in its Defence to the Supreme Court Action that the Cladding is Vitrabond™ FR
– https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/parramatta-rise-owners-suing-builders-over-combustible-illegal-cladding/news-story/3befe1f8eec550f077879cb6cb3b5b0f
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/ohMKz7nAHV8gGbb
Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) issued an advisory in February Warning Builders that CodeMark Certification had been Withdrawn from Nine Cladding Systems including Aluminium Composite Panels, Specifically Naming Vitrabond™ FR, the Cladding Used on The Rise
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7262947/Apartment-owners-sue-builders-replace-flammable-cladding-building-rules-changed.html
Fairview’s Website says the Vitrabond™ FR product has been Used in Many High Profile Developments from Multi-storey Apartment Towers to the Attorney General’s Department in the ACT, the ABC Headquarters in Queensland, Star City Casino in Sydney and the Royal Randwick Racecourse
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7262947/Apartment-owners-sue-builders-replace-flammable-cladding-building-rules-changed.html
Alert 1m2 Section of Polyethylene Cladding is equivalent to 5 Litres of Petrol – Cladding Audits by Roscon
https://www.roscon.com.au/files/Cladding%20Audits.pdf
Exclusive: Melbourne Childcare Centre Deemed ‘Danger to Life’ as Investigation Uncovers Combustible Cladding
https://www.9news.com.au/national/cladding-melbourne-news-childcare-centre-wrapped-in-combustible-cladding/8081a7f6-2882-4be6-910a-6dec6d549f0f
VBA Partners with Cladding Safety Victoria to Accelerate Pace of Rectification Works
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/media/latest-news/article/2019/vba-partners-with-cladding-safety-victoria-to-accelerate-pace-of-rectification-works
Apartment Owners Sue Builders Over Fears Their Block is Covered in Flammable Cladding which may Cost them $80,000 Each to Replace
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7262947/Apartment-owners-sue-builders-replace-flammable-cladding-building-rules-changed.html
Mascot Towers Apartment Owners Claim Combustible Cladding Defects ‘Not Logged’
– https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/mascot-towers-apartment-owners-claim-defects-not-logged/news-story/58e9d445d9c43852a08dae04eb99aab1
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/kT7yNWjLnoYP6p9
Lack of Mandatory Engineers Registration Undermines Building Safety Reform, Experts Say
https://www.createdigital.org.au/lack-mandatory-engineers-registration-undermines-building-safety-reform-experts/
WA Announces State-wide Cladding Audit
https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/building-and-energy/state-wide-cladding-audit
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Australian Essential Services Group are independent auditors and fire safety specialists operating nationwide
AESG’s Combustible Cladding reports assist owners in establishing the risk profile and coverage of combustible materials, as well as providing guidance and recommendations to de-risk their building. AESG offer a range of reports to assist with insurance enquires, Council or VBA Notices/Orders and pro-active investigations.
https://www.aesg.com.au/Services/Combustible-Cladding-Reports.aspx
Cladding Compliance Australia | Combustible Cladding Solutions
Combustible Cladding Inspection, Testing and Rectification. QLD & NSW Cladding Checklists. Members of the Fire Protection Association Australia. 30+ Years Of Experience. Request A Quote. Highlights: Providing Customer Services, One Stop Option.
http://www.claddingcompliance.com.au/
Roscon is a specialist provider of property reporting and facilities management services to business in the Owners Corporation and Insurance industries
As expert consultants, Roscon can devise a solution to address any non-compliant claddings. These solutions may be far more cost effective than replacing the entire building facade.
https://www.roscon.com.au/cladding_facade_audits
Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding
https://www.claddingnews.com/
Australian NATA Testing Laboratory Offers Cladding Identification and Testing Services (to determine Combustibility Risk Profile)
http://www.excelplas.com/
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Melbourne Testing Lab for Testing of Architectural Cladding Materials and Combustibility Risk
ExcelPlas now performs Positive Material Identification (PMI) and Combustibility Rating (CR) on architectural cladding such as Aluminium Composite Materials ACM, Aluminium Composite Panels ACP, Expanded Polystyrene Panels EPS, Polyisocyanuarate Foam Panels PIC and others.
We have extensive experience with testing of polymers and polymeric building materials.
As a Nationally Accredited Testing Laboratory, our technicians, equipment and quality system are monitored regularly for proficiency and compliance assuring that you can count on quality results every time.
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