The Building Safety Regulator has published a case study that demonstrates some of the failures that are causing 70% of all designs to be rejected at Gateway 2 of the building control regime for higher-risk buildings
Tag: Building safety
Clearing the smoke: firesafe materials in shafts
Gypsum-based systems may be wrongly specified for smoke shafts in high-rise buildings, as they are not tested for critical pressure and leakage conditions. Alex Smith summarises guidance issued by the smoke control industry
Keeping the bar high: CIBSE’s new competency framework
Under the Building Safety Act, building services engineers must demonstrate competence when working on higher-risk buildings. Dr Anastasia Mylona explains how CIBSE has created a competency framework for members working in the sector
AI and parametric tools: rewriting the rules of design and collaboration
From NHS estates to mountain hotels, AI and parametric tools are reshaping how engineers design, collaborate, and drive sustainability across the built environment
The unintended consequences of fire safety reform
Changes to fire safety rules are having unintended consequences that are stifling design and stalling delivery of high-rise flats, according to a new report by fire engineers and developers, who offer their proposals for improving the system
