Cladding re-work
Today we are Birmingham to check University for Daughter #1.
Work is clearly in place to replace it all cladding, despite claims is it not combustible (see below). Looks like the work won't be complete by the time students return in September 2021.
"Q. Does the cladding on the students' accommodation properties pass combustibility tests?
A. Following the recent tragedy at Grenfell Tower, the owners of our on-campus student accommodation, Unite Students, conducted a thorough review of the cladding systems currently in use.
Unite’s Estates and Maintenance Technical Manager has completed a full survey of each property and has confirmed that they do not have any properties with the same brand of external cladding as the material used on the Grenfell tower, or indeed any buildings of a comparable structure to Grenfell.
However, the safety of our students is paramount and as a proactive measure Unite are working alongside Government specialists to review properties that have external cladding in situ. This will allow us to ensure that all fire prevention and mitigation measures are in place (such as passive fire stopping) to provide further reassurance."
Cladding re-work
Today we are Birmingham to check University for Daughter #1.
Work is clearly in place to replace it all cladding, despite claims is it not combustible (see below). Looks like the work won't be complete by the time students return in September 2021.
"Q. Does the cladding on the students' accommodation properties pass combustibility tests?
A. Following the recent tragedy at Grenfell Tower, the owners of our on-campus student accommodation, Unite Students, conducted a thorough review of the cladding systems currently in use.
Unite’s Estates and Maintenance Technical Manager has completed a full survey of each property and has confirmed that they do not have any properties with the same brand of external cladding as the material used on the Grenfell tower, or indeed any buildings of a comparable structure to Grenfell.
However, the safety of our students is paramount and as a proactive measure Unite are working alongside Government specialists to review properties that have external cladding in situ. This will allow us to ensure that all fire prevention and mitigation measures are in place (such as passive fire stopping) to provide further reassurance."