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Password-protected PDF presentation from the Fire Safety in Towers Conference, September 2017.
Jonathan Evans - Practical advice on the way forward
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Merlyn Forrer - External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems
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Steve Mills - Sprinklers - the fail-safe answer? An analysis of sprinkler effectiveness.
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This document is part of a suite of PDF presentations from the LABC National Housing Conference 2015.
James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government recently outlined further actions for local authorities following the Grenfell tragedy.
Among the announcements were amendments to the Approved Documents confirming what materials can be used on cladding systems…
Neil Gibbins - Protecting the 'Golden Thread'
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The building regulations provide controls for building work to be done for health, safety, security, welfare, convenience, access for people in and about buildings and for energy efficiency purposes. The requirement for energy efficiency is laid out in, what is commonly referred to as, Part L of…
Sometimes non-loadbearing walls in flats are constructed to provide a safe route to evacuate from inside in the event of a fire. Generally, there is little opportunity for rescue from flats via upper floor windows in the same way for occupants of a typical house. Evacuation from bedrooms where…
You may have come across Approved Document Q - Security by now if you’re involved with building or designing new dwellings.
The document ensures reasonable provision to resist unauthorised access through ‘physical attack by a casual or opportunist burglar’.
The requirement applies to both…