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    Calcined clay

    Heidelberg Materials, alongside Ghanaian partner CBI Ghana, has completed construction of a large calcined clay production facility.
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    Green schemes

    Indinature has become the first UK natural fibre company to be fully approved for two of Ofgem’s home insulation schemes.
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    Certified safe — but is it? Lessons from CROSS on third-party certification

    A reporter conducting a fire risk assessment of a school encountered inadequate firestopping.
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    Riser shafts: the forgotten area of HRBs

    All eyes are on preventing falls, but the role of riser shafts in reducing fires is woefully misunderstood, say Ambar Kelly’s Alex Bardett and Nick Atkinson.
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    The hidden risks of flame retardants

    Fire safety concerns around product specification for building materials as well as internal furnishings are focused on flammability, but what about smoke toxicity? asks Nick Warburton.
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    An overview of water-mist fire protection systems

    BAFSA provides an overview of the technology, standards and applications of water-mist fire protection systems.
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    Complexity versus competence

    Fire Engineer Andrea White discusses complexity versus competence in fire safety – and how the gap between them has widened during her time in the industry.
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    Fire safety standards update

    There has been an update in fire safety standards that significantly affects the design and specification of steel fire doorsets.
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    Key fire safety features at the Old Bailey

    Trigon Fire Safety’s Karl Wallasch discusses the application of fire engineering on a smoke shaft design for a listed building’s hotel refurbishment.
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    Have fire risk assumptions kept pace with modern standards?

    From our homes to our workplaces and everything in between, modern life is filled with goods and products – but, asks Denise Chevin, have fire and rescue service estimations of risk kept pace?
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    The growing fire risks of lithium-ion batteries in residential buildings

    CABE member Kabbe Njie, Principal Engineer Fire & Life Safety Systems at Heathrow Airport, discusses the growing fire risks of lithium-ion batteries in residential buildings.
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    The impact of coatings on combustion

    Enya Zhang, a student at the University of Central Lancashire, has completed IFSM-funded research exploring the impact of coatings on wood combustion
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    STA updates timber and fire safety guidance

    The Structural Timber Association (STA) has released the latest update to the STA Volume 1 Pattern Book: Structural Timber Buildings Fire Safety in Use, which provides information on the performance of different structural timber elements.
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    CROSS UK REPORT: Incorrect firestopping by third-party certificated contractor

    Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1197: Incorrect firestopping by a third-party certificated contractor
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    The crumbling NHS estate

    Steve McSorley, Director at Perega, discusses the engineering challenges of a crumbling NHS estate – and what contractors may face when bringing these buildings up to date
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    Investing in construction: sound returns or a gamble?

    Investment in construction is now resembling a board game, with the odds stacked against the players – but is their luck about to change? asks Peter Crush
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    Retrofit Exhibition now running

    The Building Centre and the National Retrofit Hub’s exhibition explores the barriers and solutions to retrofitting the built environment.
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    PCA guide on spray foam issues

    Trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has published a consumer guide to help householders with concerns over spray foam insulation installed in their properties.
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    How one local authority trialled plastic kerbing

    A local authority has partnered with Duraproducts to trial its recycled plastic kerbing for both durability and safety purposes.
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    Why data templates are key for CE/UKCA marking transition

    Lars Fredenlund, CEO of Cobuilder, believes data templates are key for the CE/UKCA marking transition

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