Some fire experts worry that, with energy efficiency a priority worldwide, the proliferation of "green" buildings has the unintended consequence of fanning fire danger. Its behavior strongly implicated the cladding, several fire safety experts said in interviews. Fires fueled by metal composite cladding in the past five years have charred high-rises in France, Dubai and South Korea. In 2012, fire safety experts invited green building representatives to a symposium in Chicago. Meacham, the Massachusetts professor, addressed the gathering and said he did not sense much interest in fire safety within the green building industry then — or since.

Source: ABC News June 18, 2017 17:03 UTC