Developing a global standard for fire reporting

This week marked eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, in which 72 people lost their lives.

Each year, BSI publish a plethora of new and updated Standards which support the built environment. Dan Rossiter FCIAT, Vice-President Technical and Sector Lead at BSI, has highlighted a few of these standards which he believes are highly impactful for Architectural Technologists.

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) has issued a new safety alert.

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) and the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) have published a revised Code of Practice for the selection of building hardware for fire-resisting and escape door assemblies and door sets.

The government has confirmed the withdrawal of the national classes of fire testing standards in England will come into force on 2 March 2025.

The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) welcomes the publication of the Final Report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.