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Is it still flammable though? I can't see anyone cladding an apartment building in flammable material, especially not after the Grenfell tower fire.
by wheybags 7y ago
Is it still flammable though?
I can't see anyone cladding an apartment building in flammable material, especially not after the Grenfell tower fire.
- mdorazio 7y agoIt seems lignin actually has flame retardant properties, so unless they are adding some additional chemicals to make this wood fire resistant, it is probably even more flammable than normal wood.
- vanderZwan 7y agoYeah, cellulose is highly flammable. That's why early film was so problematic
- msds 7y agoWell, the big reason early film is kind dangerous is that it was nitrocellulose, and so had plenty of nitro-groups just waiting to have a little fun...
- vanderZwan 7y agoAh, my bad. Thank you for correcting me!
- Tharkun 7y agoThere are plenty of tall wooden buildings, some with wooden exteriors, some without. Wood doesn't actually burn all that rapidly, so it can be a safe choice in the right circumstances. IIRC the biggest problem with the Grenfell cladding was the combination of flammable insulation + air cavity + flammable cladding. The cladding was not suitable to be used with that particular kind of insulation. Building codes are apparently pretty complex, but not without good reason.