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ATO Rules Combustible Cladding Replacement Not Tax Deductible for Commercial Buildings (Breaking News)
https://www.afr.com/real-estate/combustible-cladding-replacement-not-tax-deductible-for-commercial-buildings-20181205-h18qpi
The Time Has (Almost) Come … The Time is (Almost) Now – NSW Registration of Combustible Cladding and You
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/761862/Building+Construction/
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Murdoch Lawyers Explain New Cladding Laws
https://www.murdochs.com.au/new-cladding-laws/
Is Your Cladding Safe? – Don’t Leave it to Chance. Get a Sample Tested Today for Less than $500. Approved by Insurance Council of Australia
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Confusion Remains Around What Cladding Panels Are Combustible And What Aren’t
Panels deemed fire-resistant, such as Alpolic A2 and Alucobond Plus, have a combustible core of 30 per cent or less polyethylene and are deemed acceptable under new regulations in NSW and Victoria
https://www.afr.com/real-estate/owners-replacing-cladding-even-if-it-meets-building-standards-20181113-h17uno
Taskforce to Oversee Cladding Removal is Not Ready, Admits Minister
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/06/taskforce-to-oversee-cladding-removal-is-not-ready-admits-minister
A leaked $8.3 million estimate for reducing the fire risk of combustible cladding at THE CONCOURSE.
The Concourse’s Alucobond cladding is similar to that which contributed to a London tower fire last year in which 72 people died
https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/4nJo4EaH7Wp1nBS/download
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 that replacing the entire building facade.
https://www.roscon.com.au/cladding_facade_audits
2nd Annual Safe Cladding, Building and Facade Innovation Summit 2019
Does your company provide safe facade solutions or services for the building market across Australia?
“If so, you can find out more about showcasing your solutions at the 2nd Annual Safe Building, Cladding & Façade Innovation Summit 2019 by downloading the prospectus through the below link. We look forward to hearing from you soon and promoting your brand, speakers and solutions to reach 10,000+ buyers from government, building owners, development and construction, certifiers and surveyors, architects, fire safety and risk sectors during the extensive pre-event marketing campaigns.”
http://elm.aventedge.com/safe-cladding-buildings-facade-innovation-summit-opportunities
Is your Building Cladding Safe?
An Easy 3-Step Process:
STAGE 1 – Site Inspection and Sample Extraction:
An ExcelPlas Australia representative visits the property, inspects the type and style of external walls, looks at the available architectural documents and takes a series of cladding samples from different locations on the wall. Samples are 50mm in diameter and are taken from different locations to reduce visual impact and for ease of access. Samples are sealed and sent to ExcelPlas’ Melbourne Laboratory for testing.
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STAGE 2 – ExcelPlas Sample NATA Testing:
ExcelPlas examines the chemical character of each sample core material by:
• Metal analysis of the sheeting on either side of the core
• X-ray elemental identification analysis of the core components
• Infrared spectroscopy of chemical make-up of the polymer core
• Thermogravimetric Pyrolysis (TGA) of the combustibility of the polymer core
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Wall cladding typically falls into two main categories as defined by the combustion of its core material:
• Combustible – A high or medium percentage of polyethylene (PE) or polyurethane (PU) or polystyrene (PS) is present in the sample
• Non-combustible – The sample has a heavy mineral-filled flame retardant core, mineral wool or other non-combustible compound comprised primarily of mineral content
STAGE 3 – ACP wall cladding report on combustibility:
As your test results identify your sample(s) of the ACP cladding are combustible, our report will outline the results and conclusions from the ExcelPlas testing and analysis.
ExcelPlas Australia offers:
• to test a small sample of ACP cladding from the building to determine the composition of its core material for combustibility
• a reporting process to inform clients of the levels of combustibility identified in the test and a pathway for action
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Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding (Free Download)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/cgCZYsCQSWazj3L
Australian NATA Testing Laboratory Offers Cladding Identification and Testing Services (to determine Combustibility Risk Profile)
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This Newsletter is brought to you by ExcelPlas Labs 🔬 Australia’s Largest group of Polymer Building Materials Testing Labs.
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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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