Details of the latest CWCT guidance.
Latest News
Approved Document B consultation
Views are from CWCT Members are sought on the latest Approved Document B consultation.
Use of CE marking for construction products extended
Façades and the race to zero carbon
New CWCT Technical Notes Published
We have recently published three new Technical Notes:
- TN101 - Investigating water leakage through the building envelope;
- TN102 - Decision tables for site watertightness testing of walls;
- TN105 - England 2021 Building Regulation Overview – Energy performance.
CWCT Members can download these from the Cladding Forum. Non-members can purchase them here.
Embodied carbon worked example
Following publication of our embodied carbon methodology for facades last month, we have just published a worked example based on the methodology to help guide users through the process.
The worked example is included when the methodology is purchased and available to CWCT Members to download from the Cladding Forum.
https://www.cwct.co.uk/products/how-to-calculate-the-embodied-carbon-of-facades-a-methodology
CWCT Newsletter
Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK)
Details of recent façade related safety reports published by CROSS-UK.
Increased guarding height for residential buildings
New guarding requirements introduced by approved document O.
