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kleinbl00  ·  2489 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Grenfell Tower Burned

To be fair, that facade also provided energy savings; increased albedo and increased insulation are their own reward. The issue is that they went with the flammable ones rather than the flame-retardant ones 'cuz they're cheaper, obviously, and because UK building codes don't require "things on the outside of skyscrapers" to not be flammable.