Gateway to failure: building safety flaws uncovered

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

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

Cooling the corridors

Designers can help control overheating in corridors by making use of smoke control systems, says Colt’s Paul Compton

Driving home fire safety

Jet fans have long been the go-to technology for effective car park ventilation, but developing safe and reliable systems
is often challenging. James Allen discusses the need for greater understanding of smoke control in car park design