PLUS: Additional funding for Waking Watch replacements
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FIRE BRIEFING 08.06.2023
 
Living walls guidance and fire testing is “inconsistent and inappropriate” says leading fire engineering academic

While outdoor so called ‘living walls’ can improve air quality and public wellbeing, Professor Ed Galea, Fire Safety Engineering Group Director at the University of Greenwich, says that the current guidance is inconsistent and not fit for purpose.

 
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Additional £18.6 million made available to replace remaining waking watch deployments in England
The Government has announced an additional £18.6 million to fund the installation of a common alarm system to replace waking watch measures that remain in place.

 
New guidance released on car park design as growth of e-vehicles impact fire considerations
Published on 5 June, ‘Car Park Design’ provides new guidance from the Institution of Structural Engineers designed to address the modern challenges that car parks face.

 
 
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