• History repeats

    The Business Sprinkler Alliance is concerned that lessons aren’t being learned and asks why sprinkler systems aren’t standard in hotels.
  • Video: professional engineering institutes collaborate to create a professional engineering standard

    In the next video in our series of six short videos surrounding the key questions raised in response to changes for those with duty holding responsibilities, former CABE Chief Executive Dr. Gavin Dunn and Fabrick Managing Director David Ing dive into the world of professional engineering collaboration. Discover how leading engineering institutes are coming together to create a new professional standard of excellence for dutyholders working on higher-risk buildings.
  • In case of emergency

    If you have a building that is greater than 18m or one that has at least seven storeys, and contains two or more residential units, then the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) may have already asked you to apply for a building assessment certificate and provide a safety case report.
  • Cross UK Report 1199

    During the construction of a new residential development, a fire engineer reports a significant amount of inadequately installed passive fire protection elements.
  • New register for higher-risk buildings

    A new service providing residents in England with a way to check if their high-rise building has been registered as higher risk has been launched by the UK Government.
  • Cross UK Report 1160

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report: 1160 Collapse of folded plate timber roof at a school.
  • On the safe side

    How much do we understand about the stability of lithium-ion batteries, and are we prepared for the fire safety implications?
  • Few and Far between

    The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association says the low level of sprinkler installations in high-rise buildings post Grenfell gives cause for concern
  • On a grand scale

    Iain Cox, Chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance, says in any large, complex building it is paramount that fire safety is not taken lightly to ensure the safety and protection of the occupiers, but especially so for gigafactories.
  • ASFP Competences

    The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has launched its Competence Framework, a free library of information that defines passive fire protection activities across the building life-cycle, providing a benchmark for competence.
  • CABE LIVE: Day two round-up

    Last month, from 5-6 December, CABE and CIBSE joined forces for a free, two-day technical symposium and exhibition. Here's a round-up of the second day of speakers.