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External cladding systems offer a potential route for fire spread through multi-storey buildings. This third edition of BR 135 sets out the principles and design methodologies related to the fire spread performance characteristics of non-loadbearing cladding systems, and provides revised guidance...
Published May 23rd 2013 by IHS BRE Press
The BRE Trust-funded research project ‘Security glazing: is it all that it’s cracked up to be?’ followed a spate of burglaries in the West End of London in 2008. The burglaries in London used ‘smash-and-grab’ attacks to steal expensive goods such as jewellery and designer clothing from window...
Published May 23rd 2013 by IHS BRE Press
Major events—notably the Broadgate fire in London, New York’s World Trade Center collapse, and the Windsor Tower fire in Madrid—as well as the enlightening studies at the Cardington fire research project have given international prominence to performance-based structural fire engineering. As a...
Published June 21st 2012 by CRC Press
A practical guide to assessing the risk of fire and enhancing the security of retail premises. It identifies the important issues, and encourages an approach in which good fire safety and security practice become familiar and normal to employees....
Published July 4th 2011 by IHS BRE Press
Automatic fire detection and alarm systems are effective and reliable means of detecting fires and signalling an alarm to occupants. This guide introduces these systems, explains how they are developed and managed, and the regulatory requirements....
Published July 4th 2011 by IHS BRE Press
This text provides technical data and guidance on defining a robust and appropriate design fire for use in the fire safety engineering design of a building. It explains: what a design fire is how it can be determined the limitations of current methodologies experimental data and calculation...
Published July 4th 2011 by IHS BRE Press
This report describes an experimental study that provides research information and data to assist with understanding the mechanisms for successful water mist fire protection systems in offices. Water mist systems are increasingly being considered and used in the UK for the fire protection of...
Published June 28th 2011 by IHS BRE Press
Fire safety regulations in many countries require Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out for buildings such as workplaces and houses in multiple occupation. This duty is imposed on a "Responsible Person" and also on any other persons having control of buildings in compliance with the requirements...
Published February 16th 2011 by Routledge
Use this guide as an aid to understand fire sprinkler installations and the LPC Rules to which they are designed. Explains common misunderstandings about sprinkler systems....
Published July 5th 2009 by IHS BRE Press
This guide provides good practice guidance on designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining sprinkler systems so they fulfil their purpose in the event of a fire. It covers a range of issues related to automatic sprinkler systems....
Published June 9th 2009 by IHS BRE Press
