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Lacrosse Tower, a 21-storey residential high-rise in Melbourne, Australia, caught fire on November 24, 2014. In 2017, the Grenfell tower fire incident in London was yet another landmark combustible cladding fire. Both buildings were clad with an aluminium composite panel (ACP) with a core made from combustible plastic and were the primary cause of the fire’s rapid spread. Nearly ten years have passed since Lacrosse. Some jurisdictions have quickly responded to address the problem, putting in place extensive cladding remediation initiatives. Other jurisdictions have taken longer to react. Network Architectural have released an insightful White Paper that takes a deeper look at combustible cladding and the current state of facade design sector in Australia: where are we now, what the current issues are, and where we need to be in the future. Read more - https://bit.ly/3WEzqka #Cladding #ProjectRemediate #Architecture #ArchitectureAndDesign

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