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Centre for Window and Cladding

Technology
The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology
(CWCT) is a publisher of standards and guidance only (not Centre for Window and
regulations), on corrosion, intrusion, fenestration, weather and Cladding Technology
fire resistance, acoustic and impact performance, of building
Formation 1989
envelopes, facades, cladding and glazing. Founded in 1989 and
based in Bath, Somerset,[1] the CWCT provides training and Purpose Advocacy group
courses, hosts international events, conferences, seminars and is Lobbying
recognised by over 330 member companies within the
Location Bath, Somerset
construction industry.[2]
Products Building materials
Construction
Contents Website cwct.co.uk (http://c
Guidance on Fire Performance of façade cladding wct.co.uk)
Documents published by the CWCT
References

Guidance on Fire Performance of façade cladding

TN98 (supersedes previous technical note TN73) Guidance for the fire performance of facades
(including cladding) and suggests that any buildings with compartmented floors will limit spread of
fire, thus affecting the design of interface points where the compartment floors meet the façade.
Therefore, both of those components must be considered together, not in isolation. Fire resisting
construction discourages the use of combustible materials in cladding to minimize the spread of fire,
together with insisting adequate fire barriers are employed within building cavities. The specific fire
strategy for the building, will be set out by the fire engineer including the requirements for the façade
cladding. The fire performance of the cladding and façade should form a key part of the early in the
design process and fire strategy.[3] Clearly the fire regulations specified here fall short of any
requirement to state life saving requirements of fire spread by external cladding, cladding
specification is entirely dependent on type of building construction combined with fire strategy
dictated by the local fire officer, all is very ambiguous and clearly needs some serious changes to
effect a fire resistant building, only apparent since the Grenfell Tower fire.[4]

Documents published by the CWCT

Windows with enhanced resistance to intrusion 1994
Guide to good practice for facades 1996
Guide to the selection and testing of stone panels for external use 1997
Performance and testing of fixings for thin stone cladding 1999
Standard for systemised building envelopes 2006
TN 7 Threat resistant fenestration 2000
TN 8 Selection of windows - a checklist for specifiers 2000
TN 17 Weathertightness and drainage 2000

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TN 24 Corrosion 2000
TN 38 Acoustic performance of windows 2003
TN 39 Sound transmission through building envelopes 2003
TN 41 Site testing for watertightness 2004
TN 52 Impact performance of cladding 2006
TN 53 Method statements for the construction of building envelopes 2009
TN 61 Glass types 2009
TN 66 Safety and fragility of glazed roofing: guidance on specification 2010
TN 67 Safety and fragility of glazed roofing: testing and assessment 2010
TN 71 Standards and performance classification of windows and doors 2011
TN 72 External shading devices 2011
TU 15 Replacement of British Structural design codes by Eurocodes 2011
TN 75 Impact performance of building envelopes: guidance on specification 2012
TN 76 Impact performance of building envelopes: method for impact testing of cladding panels
2012
TN 77 Assessment and certification of rainscreen systems 2012
TN 78 Interfaces and joints - introduction 2012
TN 96 Assessing cradle and suspended access equipment loads 2016
TN 97 Selection of access equipment for façade maintenance 2016 .[5]
TN98 Fire performance of facades - UK Building Regulations- (supersedes TN73) 2017.

References
1. "Centre for Window and Cladding Technology" (http://cwct.co.uk/about/home.htm). cwct.co.uk.
"CWCT is located in the City of Bath"
2. "Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT) Home" (http://www.cwct.co.uk/about/hom
e.htm). cwct.co.uk. 2016.
3. "TN98 Fire performance of facades - Guide to the requirements of UK Building Regulations" (htt
p://www.cwct.co.uk/publications/tns/short98.pdf) (PDF). CWCT. 2017.
4. "Where have cladding fire tests failed?" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40396448). BBC. 2017.
5. "CWCT Documents" (https://www.thenbs.com/PublicationIndex/documents?Pub=CWCT).
thenbs.com. 2016.

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