Jane Embury looks at recent statistics and how compartmentation is a critical issue. Statistics published by the Home Office show that there has been a 10% drop in the number of fires attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England. However, to September 2019, there was a 9% increase in dwelling house fires in […]
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Arson Awareness Week
Chris Peters, chief design manager, highlights Arson Awareness Week. Arson Awareness Week takes place this year between 18th and 24th March. The campaign aims to highlight the fact that almost half (47%) of all fires attended to by the fire services are started deliberately. Sometimes this involves the loss of life, and insurance claims of […]
Wrightstyle in Bristol project
Wrightstyle has been appointed to enhance fire safety on a 1950s social housing block in Bristol. Spencer Norton House in the Redcliff Estate was conceived as one of the City Council’s post-war neighbourhood units. It’s in an older part of the city. The major project is to provide a protected escape route for the 10-storey […]
Offering protection against terror
Designing buildings with bomb resistant glazing is sadly becoming more relevant in our cities. In recent years, the threat of terror has focused the minds of architects, engineers, and planners to design buildings to withstand a whole new array of risks. Proposals this week following a spate of terrorist incidents, recommend that businesses and councils […]
Keeping safe in the workplace
Jane Embury looks at the main causes of fire in the workplace. In the year ending March 2019, 576,040 incidents were attended by fire and rescue services in England. This was a two per cent increase compared with the previous year (566,433). However, it’s also a 20% decrease compared with ten years ago (717,805). Of […]