While the main focus of the debate on warehouse fires has centred on sprinklers, smoke control is also vital issue, especially for firefighters trying to save a building. Paul Compton unveils the ...

respect – it still allows natural ventilation in many commercial and residential buildings. Jim Wild sets out his objections. Anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves on the top floor of a blazing ...

Recent advances in technology have produced alternatives to traditional methods of underground car park ventilation. So what's on offer? The current requirements for the ventilation of underground and ...

Portsmouth, UK. Delta Smoke Control, one the UK’s leading providers of life-saving smoke ventilation systems, marks its 30th anniversary this year, celebrating three decades of innovation in critical ...

We look at how ventilation techniques can help to clean up smoky environments. It seems obvious doesn’t it? Smoking pollutes the internal environment with a greater variety of chemicals than any other ...

The smoke ventilation system used in Grenfell Tower did not comply with official guidance and had never been employed by the designers on a previous building, the inquiry into the fire heard today.

The smoke ventilation system was “another story of incompetence and indifference” according to a lawyer representing a group of bereaved, survivors and residents. Building Control fire regulations ...

“Article 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (DMPWO) enables Welsh ...

Residents in some areas of Surrey can be fined up to £1,000 if they burn certain fuel types due to restrictions designed to improve air quality. Surrey has seven Smoke Control Areas (SCAs) within ...