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NEWS
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BUILDING REGULATIONS
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SERVICES
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A timely wake up call
Writing from personal experience, Wilf Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Specialist Fire Protection, highlights the significance of fit for purpose fire protection measures in hotels
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-1.jpg "A timely wake up call") |
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Fire safety in high density ‘sustainable’ housing
Journals in the construction sector seem to be preoccupied with an increasingly excessive amount of jargon, such as sustainability, zero carbon, carbon footprint reduction, renewable energy technologies, modern methods of construction etc. The list goes on, but what does it mean for fire safety, asks Bill Parlor, Technical Officer, Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP). After all, he says, fire is completely oblivious to all the jargon and doesn’t even speak the language
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Saving lives in care homes
TRADA Regulations Consultant Rupert Scott discusses new guidance in Part B of the Building Regulations regarding fire safety for care homes
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-1.jpg "Saving lives in care homes") |
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Smoke alarm provision in new build houses
Approved Document B, which came into effect in April this year, poses something of a dilemma for builders genuinely interested in meeting Building Regulations and providing customers with adequate fire protection, says Neil Perdell, Technical Services Manager, Aico Ltd
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.jpg "Smoke alarm provision in new build houses") |
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Fire protection: plugging gaps in the retail sector
Modern retail developments contain thousands of penetrations to accommodate a huge variety of services. The fire stopping and penetration systems used in these operations can often be just as complicated, according to the Association of Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP)
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.jpg "Fire protection: plugging gaps in the retail sector") |
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Arson in schools
When a serious school fire occurs it is a disaster not only for the pupils and staff, but also for the local community, writes Graham Ellicott, outgoing Chief Executive of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection
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.jpg "Arson in schools") |
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Fire protection for sports stadia
Modern sports stadia are often complex structures that demand innovative fire protection measures, and the majority of those constructed using structural steel will often have had the fire protection material applied off-site
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.jpg "Fire protection for sports stadia") |
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Fire protection in high density housing
Graham Ellicott, Chief Executive of The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), discusses some of the key technical issues regarding fire protection in multistorey, high-density housing projects
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.jpg "Fire protection in high density housing") |
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-1.jpg "A rough ride for the fire safety business?")
.jpg "Sleeve solutions stop fire spread")
