Regulations spotlight: Essential understanding Part B Fire Safety
Fire safety is a complex area. Many of us rely on Approved Document B as the starting point and rightly so. However there are several important and related documents that need to be consulted.
The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division recently published two handbooks to support the development of its Compliance Plan Approach (CPA), alongside a call for evidence on fire safety intended to inform potential improvements to Building Standards.
New research highlights how solar panels on pitched roofs may accelerate fire spread, raising urgent questions for designers, installers and regulators amid the UK’s solar surge.
The building safety and regulatory landscape continues to evolve following the conclusion of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the UK Government response to the Inquiry and the launch of the Prospectus for the Single Construction Regulator.
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