Top 10 Fire Design and Specification Concerns
This guide provides an overview of the top 10 fire safety issues to consider and address during the design and specification stages of building projects.
This guidance will provide an opportunity for Towns to learn from the top 10 issues experienced by our fire experts during design and specification stages of building projects. We hope these slides enable discussion, help you avoid such issues in investments proposed as part of the Towns Fund work, and encourage safe and resilient development in your town.
An Introduction to Fire Safety
This note sets out some key considerations to assist you in embedding fire safety in your TIP and business case.
A series of major fire events in tall residential and heritage listed buildings, with high numbers of casualties, extensive damage to people’s homes and continued threat to livelihoods highlights the need for fire safety to be considered carefully at local government and national level from the outset.
Due to its specific and technical nature, fire safety is not likely at the front of your mind as you develop your projects and feasibility for your TIP. This note sets out some key considerations to assist you in embedding fire safety in your TIP and business case.