On 18/06/2017 13:54, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Adrian Caspersz
wrote:

On 18/06/17 11:16, Michael Chare wrote:
A nearby wooden bungalow was refurbished and the insulation improved
with Celotex a few years ago. I wonder if the occupants know that was
the stuff on the outside of Grenfell tower that burns at high
temperatures and gives off toxic fumes.

The last renovation work was visible, done to make the tower more
presentable to the nearby nimby wealthy residents. The media have been
directed to criticise this, taking the flak away from council failure
specify install water tanks, install sprinklers, and perform regular
maintenance.

Little to do with celotex.

Perhaps, there should be a contest to design heat resistant external
stairwells, that could be retrofitted to old tower blocks. Celotex
would probably be good for that.

While any such block should have two staircases, where would one
actually put such a staircase - unless you sacrifice at least one of
the flats on each floor? I saw a floor layout the other day, looked to
me like any such staircase would be outside someone's window.



Lots of space round the building, so build another tower block about 20
feet away and join them every 5 floors with fire-resistant walkways,
losing one flat in every 5 floors from the original.

That way any front door security system will keep out the unwanted.