Local authority vows to improve safety standards
January 6, 2025
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBK&C) has committed to driving up safety standards following extensive criticism by the Grenfell Tower inquiry phase 2 report. Read More
SHP’s most-read articles of 2024
December 18, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve gathered the most-read articles over the year from our readers. Read More
Revised residential buildings fire standard now covers care homes
December 16, 2024
Ron Alalouff examines a newly published version of BS 9991, aimed at updating design, construction and building management fire safety provisions for all types of residential buildings. Read More
Fire safety: A look back at 2024 and forward to what 2025 may have in store
December 10, 2024
Hannah Eales and Darcy Moffat at Kingsley Napley highlight some of the developments that occurred throughout 2024, and turn to what 2025 might have in store. Read More
Fire safety trumps consent in care home smoking scenario
December 5, 2024
Fire is such a potent hazard that the rights of a care home resident to smoke are surpassed by the fire safety obligations of the care home, said a barrister who was involved in the prosecution of a BUPA care home after the death of a resident in a fire caused by smoking. Read More
Anticipate London: The evolving landscape of fire risk assessment
December 4, 2024
The fire risk assessment landscape has evolved since the risk-based approach to fire safety legislation was introduced in the UK in the mid-2000s, Steve Hamm, Chief Executive of the Institution of Fire Engineers, told an audience on day two of the Anticipate event in London. But it’s since the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 that this evolution has accelerated. Read More
What happens next after Grenfell Tower inquiry recommendations
December 3, 2024
While acknowledging the importance of the Grenfell Inquiry recommendations published in September, a panel of experts made clear that changes Read More
The golden thread for occupied buildings
November 18, 2024
Guidance on the golden thread of information requirements for higher-risk buildings was recently published by the Construction Leadership Council. Here, Ron Alalouff focusses on the content which covers occupied buildings. Read More
Spending watchdog urges government to publish target date for completing building safety remediation
November 4, 2024
Publishing a target date for the completion of dangerous cladding remediation works and providing greater transparency on remediation performance are two key recommendations from a new National Audit Office (NAO) report. Read More
Fire safety: Grenfell author to speak at Tall Buildings Conference
October 30, 2024
Peter Apps, Author of Show Me the Bodies – How We Let Grenfell Happen, will open the Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference. Read More
