Dr Kate T. Q. Nguyen

Leader of the Innovative Fire Engineering (IFE) Group, Leader of the CRC-P for Advanced Manufacturing of High Performance Building Envelope Systems, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

The particles making building cladding fire-safe

Inspired by the insulation on a humble electrical cable, researchers and industry have found that tiny ceramic particles can make plastic-backed cladding fire-safe

Sciences & Technology

Nanoclay can stop cladding fires spreading

Researchers have found that treating building cladding with nano-sized particles of clay can prevent cladding fires from spreading, while significantly reducing the heat and smoke from burning