The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast - 184 Building Research Establishment

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This week the Inquiry heard that cladding similar to that installed on Grenfell Tower underwent a “catastrophic” fire test 16 years earlier. Sarah Colwell, Director of Fire Suppression Testing and Certification for the Building Research Establishment (BRE), described the speed of flame spread as “shocking”. We also heard that the BRE failed to alert the industry about widespread and potentially dangerous misinterpretations of building regulation guidance.

Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower and Sharon Hemans
Researchers: Ben Henderson and Marcia Veiga
Studio Mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Hugh Levinson

Published on Friday, 18th February 2022.

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