Sustainability Tue, Mar 22, 2016 5:00 PM
Whilst timber frame buildings have an enviable fire safety record in use, the sector has suffered from the publicity following several high profile construction site fires caused by arson. Working closely with the HSE, ABI and Fire Service, the industry has thoroughly researched the matter, which has included a large number of full scale fire tests.
As a result, the timber frame industry has become the first construction sector to develop a comprehensive, evidence based, fire risk management approach for construction sites.
The first half of the seminar will look at:
Having addressed the issue of managing the risk of arson on construction sites, the more pressing longer term issue is designing energy efficient timber frame buildings. This seminar assumes that the audience understands the drivers for designing and building to much tougher standards and concentrates on the details that can achieve it:
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