Paula Wilson, operations manager, warns that achieving net carbon zero in the built environment should also be about fire safety. All of us now recognise that we face a climate emergency, and that action is urgently needed. The government’s recent announcement of a £4 billion investment in a green agenda is therefore welcome. The funding […]
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Codifying for social safety
Jane Embury, director, welcomes a white paper on safety in social housing. Sometimes it takes a disaster in which lives are lost for building or fire regulations to change. Over the years it has come to be called ‘codifying by catastrophe’. It sometimes seems that it’s the only way in which improvements to public safety […]
The future of our towns and cities
Jane Embury, director, looks at what lies ahead for our urban areas. It’s been good news with the prospect of Covid-19 vaccines being finally announced. If they pass remaining hurdles, mass vaccination may mean that life can return to normal next year. But the legacy of the pandemic is not going to go away that […]
The future of our towns and cities
Jane Embury, director, looks at what lies ahead for our urban areas. It was good news last week when the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine was finally announced. If it passes its remaining hurdles, mass vaccination may mean that life can return to normal next year. But the legacy of the pandemic is not going […]
A milestone fire test
Chris Peters, chief design manager, on a breakthrough fire test. Over the years, we have prided ourselves on our ability to understand changing market demands and innovate to meet those new requirements. For example, we were the first company internationally to successfully develop a round opening fire-rated window. More recently, we were the first company […]
