A business park offering a mix of office and laboratory space with piped oxygen and compressed air on tap? Now there’s a challenge for a fire safety solution, as Keith Minster, sales manager UK and Ireland at Morley-IAS by Honeywell, explains.
Urs A Ruferner describes the design, installation and maintenance of fire systems in six road tunnels housing new stretches of motorway in Switzerland.
Fire crews attending a large fire at a glass factory were faced 400 tonnes of molten glass on two floors, reaching temperatures of 1600 degrees C. Eion Doyle sets out the measures needed to effectively fight the fire while providing firefighter safety.
Fire engineered solutions need to embrace a building's use and management as well as its physical characteristics. Nick Troth and Andy Passingham examine this process using an innovative theatre design as a working example.
Andy Nicholson sets out the fire safety strategy for the Natural History Museum's new Darwin Centre, which combines scientific research, public access and the storage of valuable specimens.
When the terminal building at Stansted airport underwent an extension, it had to remain operational throughout the project. Arthur Nelmes explains how a 160m wide fire curtain provided a cost-effective solution.
On completion next year, Heron Tower will be one of London's tallest buildings. David Stow and Graeme Flint discuss the fire engineering work they undertook to help maintain the architectural vision of multi-storey open spaces in the building.
