On 05/10/2020 13:20, newshound wrote:
On 05/10/2020 12:05, nightjar wrote:
On 05/10/2020 11:38, newshound wrote:
On 04/10/2020 22:21, JohnP wrote:
newshound wrote in


Grenfell should have had a Dry Riser.

No, Grenfell should *not* have had that disastrous cladding.

A fire resistant window to the flat where the fire started would have
avoided it getting to the cladding.

True, though I am not sure how easy that is to engineer. OK, wired glass
would work, but that's not so nice for residential accomodation. I guess
"bulletproof" glass would provide 30 minute or better resistance, but
would standard sealed double glazing work even in metal frames? (I'm not
sure exactly what did fail).

AIUI the plastic frames melted, allowing the glass to drop out.

Fire rated windows are commercially available in 30 mins 60 mins, 120
mins and even 180 mins ratings. This is one company offering fire rated
windows:

https://www.fireratedwindows.co.uk/

There are various ways to get fire resistant glass. This is one:

https://www.vetrotech.com/en-gb/contraflam

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Colin Bignell