Better baseline data to improve fire safety

Better baseline data to improve fire safety

Have changes been made to floor, wall and ceiling linings? That is the main purpose for doing fire safety inspections.  Unfortunately, owners rarely have detailed information on which materials were used and where in the first place. A new project is aiming to provide...
New inspection demands – but what to inspect?

New inspection demands – but what to inspect?

New requirements call for competent people to do inspections of fire resistant materials, but how to establish what to inspect? A new project will provide answers. Ministerial Building Standards NBS 002 calls for annual inspections of fire resistant materials (e.g....
New inspection demands – but what to inspect?

New Planning and Development Legislation

This year the Development Act 1993 will no longer be operational and will be replaced with the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016. The new Act and Regulations make a number of changes to the whole planning and development system, the main change is the...