Research and analysis

Table 4: descriptions of large-scale system tests undertaken by the BRE and the number of buildings with similar cladding systems - England, 29 February 2020

Updated 12 March 2020
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Large-scale system test ACM cladding category tested Insulation type tested Result Private Buildings Local authority Housing association Publicly-Owned Buildings Total Buildings
1 Category 3 Foam Insulation Fail 43 9 29 2 83 Not set
2 Category 3 Mineral Wool Fail 22 33 48 0 103 Not set
3 Category 2 PIR foam Fail 4 1 3 0 8 Not set
4 Category 2 Mineral Wool Pass 5 1 5 1 12 Not set
5 Category 1 Foam Insulation Pass 0 0 0 0 0 Not set
6 Category 1 Mineral Wool Pass 0 0 0 0 0 Not set
7 Category 2 Phenolic Foam Fail 8 0 13 0 21 Not set
N/A Category 3 Not in a systems test Inferred fail 58 2 9 5 74 Not set
N/A Category 2 Not in a systems test Inferred fail 18 0 0 2 20 Not set
N/A Category 1 Not in a systems test Inferred pass 0 0 0 0 0 Not set
Subtotal: Total number of buildings failed BRE test Not set Not set Not set 153 45 102 9 309 Not set
Confirmed by local authorities as having similar ACM cladding systems to those which have failed large-scale system tests Not set Not set Not set 137 2 6 1 146 Not set
Total number of buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations Not set Not set Not set 290 47 108 10 455 Not set
Subtotal: Total number of buildings passed BRE test Not set Not set Not set 5 1 5 1 12 Not set
Total number of buildings with confirmed ACM cladding systems Not set Not set Not set 295 48 113 11 467 Not set