The government has announced that Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has made amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO), which will see the
A Qualitative Design Review, also known as a QDR, is outlined within BS 9991; 2015. The purpose of the QDR would be to determine whether the recommendations in BS 9991
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has recently announced he has plans for stricter policies regarding fire safety in high-rise buildings, with particular emphasis on means of escape. This follows
On 26th May 2020, both volumes of Approved Document B: Fire safety (2019 edition) were amended. Volume 1 – Dwellings Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings Key Amendments: Blocks
In this Q&A, Bijan Fard explains the valuable role Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling plays in fire safety, and what it means for the industry.
Open plan commercial spaces are increasingly common; however, these spaces can often directly contravene building regulations. It is important to understand all the applicable guidance and legislation and how a
We recently completed work on a new academy in West Sussex, working with our client, Architecture PLB. When it came to designing Littlehampton Academy, both the architect and the school
FDS Consult UK has applied their expert fire engineering knowledge to provide a fire strategy at the Elizabeth Garratt Anderson School (EGA), a secondary school for girls with specialised language
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