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Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Part 4: The Symptoms vs. the disease - a solution The simple solution to addressing regulation and enforcement does not requires rafts of legislation (except perhaps in fire safety), but the simple enforcement of simplified regulations, which are designed to give us a safe, healthy built environment that we can enjoy in a sustainable way. For this to work Building Regulations and Planning...
Read MoreTuesday, August 1, 2017
Part 3 - The symptoms vs. the Disease After considering fire safety in a previous blog, we now turn to look at the issues caused by regulations and lack of enforcement. There are rightly calls for wholesale change and after years of sniping at ‘unnecessary regulations’ we may have to reverse the attempts at cutting red tape. But what were those regulations that were consigned to history,...
Read MoreTuesday, July 18, 2017
Part 2 - Fire Stopping Systems Having previously looked at the fire risks associated with the poor cleaning of ventilation systems, this week we turn to look at fire stopping systems. Passive fire protection, which includes compartmentalization of the entirety of buildings through fire-resistance rated walls and floors, prevents or slows the spread of fire from the room of origin to other...
Read MoreFriday, July 7, 2017
It goes without saying that many lessons will have to be learned as a result of the horrifying Grenfell Tower tragedy, but improving the way Building Regulations are applied and enforced should be at the top of the list, according to Tim Rook* of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The investigations over the coming weeks and months must address apparent systemic failures...
Read MoreWednesday, June 28, 2017
Large construction firms are missing the digital revolution - and it is killing them, says Tim Rook*. It is incredible in this day and age and after the way digital technology has transformed our lives that the construction industry still thinks about IT as a separate part of the business and is still discussing its ‘potential’. The industry’s leadership do seem to be aware that a digital...
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