The MHCLG has issued a consultation document proposing amendments to both Volumes of Approved Document B to align with proposals (under consultation itself) to Ban Combustible in the External Walls of High Rise Residential Buildings and issues highlighted following the Grenfell Tower Tragedy.

Guidance on fire door testing compliance

The Government has issued a Circular Letter drawing attention to issues about fire door tests, particularly following the Grenfell Tragedy. Introduction The Department has been undertaking a series of tests of the performance of fire doors against the performance...
The MHCLG has issued a consultation document proposing amendments to both Volumes of Approved Document B to align with proposals (under consultation itself) to Ban Combustible in the External Walls of High Rise Residential Buildings and issues highlighted following the Grenfell Tower Tragedy.

Back on the road to zero carbon

http://www.salusai.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/zero-carbon2.jpg You will recall prior to the coalition Conservative government, that Part L was on a ‘Road to Zero Carbon’, with the signig of the Climate Change act. Various editions of Part L were up lifted at...