In a two-part article, Denis Wright, our chairman, looks at a worrying trend to compromise fire safety standards. The International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of Fire (CTIF) estimates that the annual cost of fire damage adds up to 1% of international GDP or €400 billion. But in the UK, and across much […]
evacuation planning
Tall Buildings & Evacuation
Bridge of Sighs In these times of ever higher buildings, it is even more relevant to look at tall buildings & evacuation. We take a look at evacuation planning for today’s high rise. Skybridges Legend has it that prisoners would sigh as they crossed it, on their short journey to a life behind bars. […]
