{"id":58324,"date":"2017-06-19T10:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T03:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/claddings-in-singapore-not-fire-hazards\/"},"modified":"2017-06-19T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T03:21:10","slug":"claddings-in-singapore-not-fire-hazards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/claddings-in-singapore-not-fire-hazards\/","title":{"rendered":"Claddings in Singapore not fire hazards"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe cause of the fatal fire that broke out in London\u2019s 24-storey Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 is currently still unknown, but the speed with which it spread has been attributed to a\u00a0recently-installed exterior cladding. (Photo: Designingbuildings.co.uk)
\nThe increased use of cladding, which is an extra layer made of aluminium or plastic panels covering the exterior fa\u00e7ade of buildings, has come under close scrutiny lately, after the ventilation gaps between the building walls and cladding at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in London helped spread the fire quickly, reported Today Online.
\n\u201cThe air in the ventilation gap behind the faced panels becomes heated by the fire and starts rising very quickly,\u201d said Assistant Professor Michael Budig, who specialises in architecture and sustainable design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
\n\u201cThis causes high upward wind speeds, while fresh air will get sucked into the gaps at the bottom of the fa\u00e7ade, further supplying the fire with more oxygen.\u201d
\nBut unlike in London, wherein the gaps between the cladding and building walls are filled with thermal insulation material to help out with ventilation, the process for cladding is different in Singapore.
\nBudig noted that the cladding here is more porous, with no additional insulation material that may potentially increase fire hazards.
\nMeanwhile, the Singapore Civil Defence Force\u2019s (SCDF) said \u201cthe Singapore Fire Code stipulates the fire safety requirements for all buildings in Singapore, including the types of construction materials and conditions for use of claddings on external walls of buildings\u201d.
\nAn SCDF spokesperson noted that materials used for all buildings in Singapore should meet the stringent requirement of the class \u20180\u2019 standard.
\n\u201cThe class \u20180\u2019 standard is an industry unit measurement on the flame spread, with the number \u20180\u2019 indicating that the material when ignited, the fire will not spread along its surface. Such materials must also comply with local product certification, which requires periodic testing to ensure product integrity and compliance as stipulated in the Fire Code.\u201d
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\nThis article was edited by Denise Djong.
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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