Jane Embury looks at a bold strategy in London The future of our towns and cities is of vital importance as we emerge into a new normal. They are the country’s lifeblood, responsible for retail commerce and jobs. Not only that but urban vibrancy is about leisure: bars, restaurants, coffee shops, museums and galleries. Essentially, […]
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60 minutes, evacuation and 9/11
In the first part of this article, Jane Embury looked at a worrying trend by some contractors to reduce fire glazing specifications from 60 to 30 minutes. Here she looks at other evacuation factors, including research from 9/11. Earlier this week, I raised the issue of some contractors compromising on fire safety. Their justification is […]
Goodish news, just maybe
Jane Embury looks at green shoots… It’s not quite the season to be jolly, but there is some cause for optimism. Building industry optimism over the three months to the end of May has jumped by 90% compared to figures published in December last year. While that doesn’t amount to a great deal, given where […]
Town centre debate hots up
Jane Embury responds to an announcement by the CIOB The debate about the future of our towns and cities has finally started. We have said for some time that parts of our built environment will have to be reconfigured to meet changing circumstances. Simply, the future of office work no longer means having to work […]
Fire test delivers new level of safety
Following a ground-breaking fire test, one of the UK’s leading advanced glazing suppliers now offers a system with a new level of fire safety. The Wrightstyle test was on the company’s WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system combined with SCHOTT PYRANOVA® 120 glass. Wrightstyle carried out the test at WarringtonFire to achieve dual-directional fire safety. Traditionally, advanced glazing systems have […]
