Can firefighters trust compartmentation?
This article discusses whether firefighters can, truly, trust compartmentation. It is based on two separate conversations conducted by Quelfire with Steve McGuirk and Guy Doyle. Steve McGuirk Guy Doyle An overview During the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, individual firefighters were praised…
Managing risk and designing with non-combustible materials
Over the past few years, questions have been raised about the risk of fires in tall buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower fire, a decision was taken to ban combustible materials in the cladding of some buildings over 18m in height. …