This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 24 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report specifically;

1. Celotex RS5000 Insulation

A. Introduction

B. Background

i. Key Personnel & Management

ii. The Acquisition by Saint Gobain

iii. Lambda Values

iv. The Change of Polyol

C. The Development of RS5000

i. Genesis of the "Above 18m Project": 2008 - 2012

ii. Allocation to Jonathan Roper: 2012 - 2013

iii. June 2013: Business Case

iv. Celotex's Investigations during 2013

v. Sotech and IFC: June - October 2013

vi. Discussions with BRE: May and October 2013

vii. The Roper-Evans Exchange: 1st November 2013

vii. 4th November 2013 Meeting - The 5 Options

viii. The Decision to Proceed

ix. Designing the Test

x. The First Test: 14th February 2014

xi. Reaction to the First Failed Test

xii. Decision to Restest

xiii. Design Changes

xiv. No New Drawings

xv. Source of Materials

xvi. The Second Test - May 2014

xvii. BRE's Knowledge of the Design Changes

xviii. Decisions Following the Second Test

xix. The Slide Show

xx. Instructions to Produce Slides "For General Business Use"

D. BRE Draft Report

i. Discussion of the Draft Report

ii. Decision not to Correct the Report

iii. Request to Remove Figure 18

iv. Internal Review and Issue of the Report

v. Mr Clark's Involvement in the BRE Test Report

vi. The RS5000 Classification Report

vii. The Abridged Report

viii. The Marketing of RS5000

ix. The RS5000 Marketing Literature

x. The Compliance Guide

xi. The Specification Guide

xii. Other Marketing Documents

xiii. Internal Launch of RS5000

E. Aftermath of the Launch

i. Relations with NHBC

ii. Problems in the Market

iii.LABC Approval

iv. Handover to Debbie Berger

v. Contact with BRE

vi. February 2015: Market Analysis Slideshow

vii. Desktop Study (March 2015)

viii. Exova's Draft Report

ix. NHBC's Reaction

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A follow up episode looking at the last 2 weeks events regarding EWS1 forms and the reactions from industry and people affected.

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This episode will look at the current claims surrounding Adam Kiziak of Tri Fire and Tri Fire themselves.

Matt Hodges-Long of The Building Safety Register and Trackmyrisks https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthodgeslong/

And

Gavin Skelly of Fire Aware https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-skelly-fciob-miconstm-afa-6126071b0/

Guest starred on this podcast. This is a developing story and as such may receive further edits.

This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 23 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report and does contain swearing specifically;

1. Certification of Kingspan K15 by LABC - Local Authority Building Control

A. Local Authority Building Control

B. LABC's Certification Schemes

C. The First Certificate for K15: May 2009 - May 2012

D. Mr Jones' Meeting with Kingspan in December 2008

E. Concerns Raised about the LABC Type Approval for K15

F. Later LABC Registered Details Certificates for K15

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This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 22 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report and does contain swearing specifically;

1. Kingspan K15 Insulation

A. The Use of K15 Insulation on Grenfell Tower

B. K15 - The Product

C. Early Marketing

D. Large Scale Testing: May 2005

E. Kingspan's Presentation of the 2005 Test: 2005 and 2006

F. Fire Performance Claims for New Technology K15

G. Class 0

H. The Fire Performance of New Technology K15

I. Testing in Accordance with BAS 476 Parts 6 and 7

J. Testing under BS 8414

K. The First BBA Certificate: October 2008

i. "Will not contribute to the development stages of a fire..."

ii. Class 0

iii. The BS 8414 Test in 2005

iv. "Advice should be sought from the certificate holder"

L. What the BBA did not Know

M. Amendments Proposed by the BBA: December 2008

N. Marketing and Challenges: 2008 - 2009

O. The LABC Certificate 2009

P. Amended BBA Certificates 2010 - 2013

Q. LABC, NHBC & Wintech: 2012 - 2013

R. BS 8414 Test: 2014

S. Conclusions

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This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapter 21 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report speifically;

1. The Review of The Reynobond Certificate

A. The BBA's Review Processes: An Overview

B. The Agreement with CSTB

C. Review Project 2011

D. Arconic Reynobond PE Testing in 2011

E. Review Project: 2013-2015

F. Maria Barbeito's Attempts to Review the Certificate: October 2013 - September 2014

G. Valentina Amoroso's Review: September 2014 - January 2015

H. Arconic's Submissions on the Review

I. Reissue Contract 2015

J. Review Project 2016

K. Technical Reissue: 2016 - 2017

L. Reissue September 2017

M. The Discovery of Reynobond PE & FR Test Reports

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This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapters 19 and 20 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report.

1. Chapter 19 - The BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE

A. The Product

B. Behaviour in Relation to Fire

i) Section 6.1

ii) Sections 6.2 and 6.3: Class 0

C) The BBA's Evidence

D) Mr Wehrle's Statements

E) Section 6.3: The Unexposed Face of the Product

F) Section 6.4: Colour

G) Section 6.5: Resistance to Fire

2. Chapter 20 - Subsequent Testing & Marketing of Reynobond 55 PE

A. The Fred-Roderick Pohl Presentation: September 2007

B. Internal & External Communications: 2009 - 2010

C. Further Testing & Review

i) CSTB Testing: June 2010

ii) CSTB Testing of Reynobond 55 PE in Casette Form: 2011

D. The First BBA Review: February - July 2011

E. Concentrating on the UK Market: July 2011

F. The Tamwheel Tower Fire: November 2012

G. The Al Hafeet Fire & Monitoring of Projects

H. Supply by Arconic for use at Grenfell Tower

I. Further Testing & Classification: 2013 - 2014

J. Claude Wehrle's Message of 3 February 2014

K. The Lacrosse Fire: November 2014

L. The BBA Review: 2013 - 2015

M. Further Testing by CSTB: October - December 2014

N. Testing of Reynobond 55 PE with a Black Core: 2015

O. Arctics Involvement in the Supply of Reynobond 55 PE for use at Grenfell Tower: 2015

P. Arctics Reaction to Cladding Fires Overseas: 2015 - 2016

i) Fire at The King Fahd Medical Centre in Riyadh: October 2015

ii) The Address Dubai: 31 December 2015

iii) Place De Hagenau: January 2016

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This episode looks at Volume 2 Chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report.

1. Part 3: The Testing & Marketing of Products

2. Chapter 15 - Introduction to Part 3

3. Chapter 16 - Arconic - Evidential Matters

A. The French Blocking Statute

B. The Gathering of Documents & Witness Statements

C. Gathering Evidence from Arconics Employees

4. Chapter 17 - Arconics Testing of ACM Panels 1997 - 2006

A. January 1997: Reynobond 160 PE

B. July 2006: Colin Southgate's Warnings

C. European Testing: 2004 - 2006

i) December 2004: Tests 5A & 5B

ii) Test 5A

iii) Test 5B

iv) 2003 - 2006 Tests on Reynobond 55 FR (Riveted Form)

5) Chapter 18 - Obtaining a BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE

A. The Application to the BBA: August 2006

B. Negotiations Between Arconic & The BBA

C. Arconics Contract with the BBA: March 2007

D. Arconics Further Provision of test Data to the BBA: May - November 2007

E. Drafting & Issuing of the BBA Certificate: October 2007 - January 2008

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This episode looks at Volume 1 Chapters 13 & 14 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report.

Chapter 13: The Fire Safety Order

Chapter 14: The Local Government Association Guide

This episode looks at Volume 1 Chapter 12 of the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report.

1. Regulation of Fire Risk Assessors

A. The Initial Evaluation of the Effectiveness of The Fire Safety Order (March 2009)

B. Sir Ken Knight's Report on the Fire at Lakanal House (July 2009)

C. London Assembly Report - Tall & Timber-Framed Buildings

D. The Government's Initial Response

E. Jayne Boys's Review

F. The Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council

G. The Competency Council Guides

H. The Lakanal House Inquests

I. The Persisting Problem

J. Further Proposals: 2016 Onwards

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