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In the article “Use Of Cladding In Buildings Here Have Grown In Recent Times” (Mokhtar, 2017),  the use of cladding to increase the sustainability of buildings has increased over the years. The article refers to the use of ‘cladding’ as a cover for buildings to prevent sunlight from reaching the exterior walls. It also elaborates on its benefits which include the improvement of energy efficiency of the building and protection from noise and rain. However, the use of cladding has been under scrutiny, as reports show that they may be a cause of deadly fires. In the article  “36 buildings may have combustible cladding that doesn’t meet safety standards; police investigating” by Loh (2017), a recent incident at 30 Toh Guan Road involving cladding, causes a 54-year-old woman to lose her life in a deadly fire. According to another article “Cladding for 36 buildings may pose fire risk” (Mokhtar, 2017), investigations carried out on the building found that the composite panels ...

In the article “Use Of Cladding In Buildings Here Have Grown In Recent Times” by (Mokhtar, 2017),  the use of cladding to make buildings more sustainable has increased over the years. The term 'cladding' refers to a cover for buildings as they prevent the sun from shining on the exterior walls.The benefits of this are it can help improve the energy efficiency of the building as the air-conditioning unit do not need to work as hard. Additionally, claddings are also used for noise and rain protection. However, the use of cladding has been under scrutiny, as reports show that they may be a factor of deadly fires. As mentioned in the article “36 buildings may have combustible cladding that doesn’t meet safety standards; police investigating” by (Loh,2017) a recent incident at 30 Toh Guan Road involving cladding, causes a 54-year-old woman to lose her life in a deadly fire. According to another article “ Cladding for 36 buildings may pose fire risk,” (Mokhtar,2017), investiga...

In the article “Use Of Cladding In Buildings Here Have Grown In Recent Times”,  Faris Mokhtar (2017),  the use of cladding to make buildings more sustainable has increased over the years. Claddings are used as a cover for buildings as they prevent the sun from shining on the exterior walls of the building.  Claddings are also used for noise and rain protection. However, the use of cladding has been under scrutiny as reports show that they may be a factor in a deadly fire in the United Kingdom. On 14 June 2017, a deadly fire occurred in Kensington and 30 people lost their lives in the fire. The reason was that the fire was able to spread quickly and upwards through the ventilation gaps between the cladding and the building wall. Similarly, in Singapore, a 54-year-old woman was killed in a fire after it broke out at an industrial building. According to another article “ Cladding for 36 buildings may pose fire risk,” Faris Mokhtar (2017), investigat...