The fire which destroyed the historic organ of Nantes Cathedral, France, 18th July, was arson. A Rwandan national, who had been ordered to leave the country in 2019, and who was regularly doing voluntary work for the Church, is reported to have admitted starting the...
The EU’s recovery plan building “renovation wave” should include the update of fire safety and security installations. The fire safety and alarm industry federation EURALARM sees building renovation as an opportunity and driver for tighter fire safety requirements,...
A public consultation is open to 19th August on revision of the EU Construction Products Regulation. The proposed ‘Roadmap’ underlines the Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan objectives of making buildings more sustainable and facilitating repair, re-use and...
A public consultation is open to 9th July on the EU Green Deal building energy efficiency initiative “Renovation Wave”. The public questionnaire proposes “fires and earthquakes” as one the six objectives for building renovation in its first question, but not as an...
UK fire experts say rules do not account for real risks of fire penetrating the building and do not ensure safety. The analysis of the current UK regulations for combustible cladding materials, by experts from the UK Fire Protection Association, Arup and UCL...
