Tower cladding tests after Grenfell fire lack transparency, say experts
by Robert Booth from World news | The Guardian on (#2V08W)
Fire risk consultants suggest government should reveal what tests are being conducted on cladding materials
Building safety experts have warned that government tests on tower block cladding in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster lack transparency and are too simplistic to be used to condemn blocks as unsafe.
Fire risk consultants and architects have suggested the government should reveal what tests were being conducted on the material after it was revealed every single cladding sample sent for analysis had failed the new assessment.
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