cladding
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It was blamed in part on the building’s highly flammable cladding and lack of alarms, sprinklers and a fire escape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The prosecutor's office is already investigating a criminal complaint regarding the 958,000-euro renovation of the tower's surrounding 700-metre wall, for which workers were painting a brick-effect concrete facade instead of laying brick cladding.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people in 2017, with the cladding found to be the "principal" reason for the blaze's rapid spread.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
WASHINGTON—President Trump knows which slabs of white marble cladding to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts need to be replaced and what type of pipes run through the venue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Everything pointed to the possibility that the fuel in the spent pool was no longer underwater, and that the zirconium cladding that encased the fuel rods had ignited.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The team calls them “protective yet open,” employing claddings that balance strength and softness — textured stucco, lime-washed concrete, brushed steel and linen fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
