Intelligence

Thomas Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, considers whether the UK government’s fire safety actions thus far can be considered a regulatory success for property protection.

Trigon Fire Safety’s Karl Wallasch discusses the application of fire engineering on a smoke shaft design for a listed building’s hotel refurbishment.

Howarth Timber’s Emily Green has compiled a short guide on the importance of properly specified, fitted and maintained fire doors.

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.

Enya Zhang, a student at the University of Central Lancashire, has completed IFSM-funded research exploring the impact of coatings on wood combustion

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

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

Kirri Porter-White, CABE’s Head of Competence and Learning, explains how the CABE CPD audit is about maintaining standards

Prism Fire Risk Management’s Tony Bolder ACABE says, as a CABE member, having access to the British Standards Institution’s database is invaluable

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1316: Defective reinforced concrete in an educational building ignored

A local authority has partnered with Duraproducts to trial its recycled plastic kerbing for both durability and safety purposes.

Action Sustainability’s Operational Toolkit: Combatting Slavery in the Built Environment aims to keep modern slavery off sites and out of the construction industry supply chain

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

A groundbreaking project completed by Leeds Beckett University and Aggregate Industries UK is informing best practice around safety in the UK construction materials industry.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1322: Structural designs carried out by non engineer

Brenda Leach-Water, CABE member and author of The Book of Mould, offers a deep dive into the causes and treatments of damp

Building managers are well versed in dealing with issues of bricks and mortar, fixtures and fittings, but what about residents? How do you do a resident engagement strategy, asks Matt Lamy.

How can building information modelling (BIM) transform facilities management? Perhaps that is best explained through the buildings themselves, says Microsol Resources.

The Golden Thread and building passports are both ways to maintain good information about a building, so how do they differ?

An extensive British Geological Survey 40 years in the making shows the effects of environmental pollution on the soil across the UK.