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Fire Safety & Prevention
BECG’s new Building Safety Unit finds 75% of people believe the Government’s response to unsafe cladding has fallen short
New research conducted by YouGov and commissioned by BECG’s new Building Safety Unit, has found that 75% of people believe the government could either have …
Cladding
The cladding issue must be addressed immediately
The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent enquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name but a few, and …
Building Regulations
PROPERTY BLUEPRINTS OFFER A PASSPORT TO IMPROVED BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES
Building Passports as a means of certifying key information about a property are an extension of recommendations made in Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building …
Public Sector & Government
British Safety Council demands action from the Housing Minister after three years of delay post Grenfell disaster
Too many buildings are unsafe, and too many residents feel trapped in their homes says chief executive Mike Robinson The chief executive of the British …
Products
Government to Give £200m to Replace Grenfell-Style Cladding: Is it Enough?
The government has confirmed that it will allocate £200 million to fix private tower blocks that are wrapped in combustible aluminium composite material cladding, the …
Fire Safety & Prevention
Cladding tests show moisture may have sped up Grenfell flames
Tests on aluminium cladding panels, of the type used on the Grenfell Tower, have shown that the presence of water may cause violent chemical reactions …
Fire Safety & Prevention
From the Great Fire to Grenfell: How tragedy has shaped UK fire safety laws
News of a deadly fire in a Russian shopping centre in March – which I examined here – had a particular resonance for onlookers in …
Fire Safety & Prevention
Tightening of fire regulations loom
There has been a lot of talk in the timber industry about the potential knock-on effects of the Hackitt Review into the Grenfell fire. Now …
Fire Safety & Prevention
Tamlite Lighting urges the lighting industry to show strong leadership in wake of Grenfell Fire
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report on Building industry Regulations and Fire Safety: Building a Safer Future, due out this week, will expand on the December 2017 …
Fire Safety & Prevention
SPRINKLER WEEK STARTS WITH A MAJOR BUILDING FIRE – WHY DON’T WE LEARN?
This week is Sprinkler Week and it is ironic that the week starts with the announcement of a massive fire in Daventry that saw the …
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