Jane Embury looks at the risk of fire Fire can be friend or foe. When fire breaks out in a building, it’s definitely an enemy. An enemy that needs to be contained. That’s what our internal and external advanced glazing systems are there to do. Trap fire in one place so that it can’t escape […]
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Living on the high street
Jane Embury looks at innovative ways to meet the housing shortage The UK government recognises the scale of the country’s chronic housing shortage and has pledged to “build, build, build.” It’s estimated by the BBC’s Housing Briefing that the UK has built 1.2 million fewer homes than we should have. Not only that, but there […]
New thinking for the new normal
Jane Embury looks at a new kind of blended architecture As the UK unlocks, and things start to get back to normal, we all want to know what the new normal will look like. For many, it will mean a return to their places of work or, for some, a blended pattern of partial homeworking. […]
Designing in fire safety
In a two-part article, Jane Embury looks at fire safety. In this first part, she welcomes a new culture to put safety first. A safe building, particularly a complex one, will have been designed from the outset with safety firmly in mind. Responsible designers and contractors will have responsible people in place to ensure that […]
60 should mean 60!
In a two-part article, Jane Embury looks at a worrying trend among some contractors Fire and building regulations are there to minimise loss and save lives in the event of fire. Specifications on the length of time that an advanced glazing system should withstand fire are also there for the same reasons. We’ve therefore drawn […]
