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STIFF PENALTIES FOR POOR FIRE SAFETY SPECIFICATION
Architects, engineers and equipment specifiers in a range of related professions are being put under increasing legal pressure to consider fire safety at the building design stage. A raft of new legislation threatens penalties for companies and individuals who fail in what the law regards as their duty to the future occupiers of buildings.
In England and Wales, the Building Regulations set out fire safety requirements in Approved Document B: Fire safety which came into effect in April 2007.
Other responsibilities of builders, designers and owners of buildings are set out in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2006 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The Regulatory Reform Order also requires the builder to hand over to the occupier fire safety information related to the building design and construction. More |
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FULL MARKS FOR INTELLIGENT WINDOW AUTOMATION SYSTEM
WindowMaster’s ability to provide complete monitoring and control systems for automated windows has secured the company a contract to design and supply a window control system for Folkestone Academy in Kent. More |
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TORTURE VICTIMS GET VENTILATION BENEFIT
Victims of torture will receive medical treatment in a cooler environment following work to utilise an existing smoke vent for natural ventilation.
The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture in London has large glass areas and facades but no air conditioning, so it suffers badly in the summer months from solar heat gain. More |
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SMOKE CONTROL FOR NEW STREET SQUARE
WindowMaster and Bilco have supplied smoke control systems and equipment for London’s New Street Square – one of the City of London’s largest office redevelopment projects. It is a 68,000 sq m (730,000 sq ft) mixed-use scheme to replace a cluster of post-war offices with four contemporary designed buildings.
To meet Part B of building regulations on fire safety, automated windows were specified that could be opened to clear smoke from the office floor plates quickly and safely in the event of a fire. More |
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NOTTS SCHOOLS FIT WINDOWMASTER VENTILATION SYSTEM
WindowMaster has developed and installed natural cooling and ventilation control systems utilising around 1,000 separate motors at two new Nottinghamshire schools. More |
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VERTICAL SMOKE VENTS FOR HISTORIC ROYAL HALL
Bilco has supplied specially designed smoke ventilators for the historic Royal Hall in Harrogate. More |
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BILCO LAUNCHES NEW SMOKE VENTILATOR
Bilco has added the new GEW-50REM smoke vent to its extensive REM range.
The vent, which offers a clear vent area of 1 m², has a translucent double skinned polycarbonate dome cover making it ideal for the residential housing market where a source of natural light is often a key requirement. More |
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SMOKE VENTILATORS FOR SHEFFIELD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Bilco has supplied 13 special smoke vents from its new REM range for the Anchor Point development in the Bramall Quarter of Sheffield.
Bilco has supplied six NB-50REM, five FW-50REM and two HW-50REM smoke ventilators which are installed on the rooftops. Two of the smoke vents offer a clear vent area of 1 m² and the rest offer a clear vent area of 1.5 m². More |
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LEE VALLEY OFFERS FRESH OLYMPIC VENUE
Twelve months experience of using an innovative natural cooling and ventilation system has strengthened the bid by London’s Lee Valley Athletics Centre (LVAC) to become a major athletics training site for the 2012 Olympics.
LVAC is the largest indoor and outdoor athletics centre serving London and the South of England. More |
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WINDOWMASTER GOES SOLO
WindowMaster has launched a versatile new electronic window control programmer as part of its natural cooling and ventilation control systems. Called NV Solo™, the new controller allows WindowMaster to offer a compact and convenient solution that enables consistent pure natural ventilation. More |
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