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Evacuated Bristol housing block ‘wasn’t built to design spec’
A Bristol councillor has said a housing block evacuated this week due to fears of ‘major structural faults’ wasn't built to plan
Tag: fire safety
Costs: Fire & Insulation
The latest sample cost breakdowns for insulation and fire protection products
AJ Fire Safety Conference – book your tickets now
Updates on the latest developments of the Building Safety Act and information about using engineered timber in residential construction are among the crucial topics to be addressed in AJ’s Fire Safety Design virtual conference on Thursday 2 November
The second staircase is a knee-jerk reaction to Grenfell
Michael Gove’s mandating of a second stair in residential buildings above 18m is just the latest sign that the real lessons of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Dame Judith Hackitt are falling on deaf ears, argues José Torero
Gove mandates two staircases for all new high-rise housing over 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed the government will require two staircases in all new residential high-rises taller than 18m, rather than the 30m threshold previously proposed
Over 20,000 unbuilt London homes caught in second stair ‘havoc’
More than 20,000 yet-to-be-built homes in the capital have become mired in chaos caused by demands for second staircases on high-rise housing schemes
The regs: A testing time for fire doors lies ahead
The UK government’s proposal to replace BS 476 with EN 1634 will involve a significant shift in fire safety standards, says Geoff Wilkinson
Over half of ‘rebel’ developers have now signed government fire-safety contract
More than half of the major developers named and shamed by the government over fire safety have now signed up to its remediation deal
The regs: Grand Designs house turned upside down for fire safety compliance
Geoff Wilkinson looks at an unusual solution to a fire safety problem on a home for a chef looking to host cookery demonstrations
Big names urge Gove to lower height threshold for two staircases to 18m
The RIBA is among seven built-environment and disability groups calling for the government to make two staircases compulsory for any new building that is 18m or taller