BSI is due to publish soon a revision of BS 9991 – an essential fire safety standard for residential buildings which will now include care homes.

Structural safety group CROSS has issued a ‘red alert’ after receiving reports of construction work, including cladding remediation, blocking smoke vents on buildings.

Changes to regulations mean sprinklers must now be included in new buildings but not existing care homes. By Will Mann and Cristina Lago.

Ashe Construction quality manager Rob Hatchett MCIOB explains the importance of planning passive fire protection at the outset of a project.

A Surrey landlord has been fined over £31,000 after running a 21-room HMO which local authority officers described as a “firetrap”.

The government has confirmed the withdrawal of the national classes of fire testing standards in England will come into force on 2 March 2025.

Southwark Council has told residents of a large social housing estate in Peckham that they need to move out following fire safety concerns.

Gavin Skelly FCIOB tells CM why he thinks construction should go beyond regulations to drive cultural change in the industry.

A CIOB Scotland conference held in Dundee on 5 September will host a team of experts discussing new modern methods of fire safety, early detection of defects, technology solutions and construction law.

A timber-framed industrial building designed by Arup shows that sustainability and fire safety can go hand in hand, write Judith Schulz and Simon Bateman.

The Regulator of Social Housing has published a regulatory notice after it found Lewisham Council breached consumer standards.

A leading construction safety body has raised concerns about fire safety competence in care homes, following two serious incidents.

Firestopping solutions manufacturer Quelfire has launched a campaign and white paper to shift the narrative and promote an open conversation about embracing responsibility for fire safety.

With significant fires in multi-storey car parks over the last five years, why are we not learning from these and looking to protect these buildings with sprinklers, asks Iain Cox.

CIOB and RIBA have produced A Guide to Managing Safety-Critical Elements in Building Construction.

The fire which caused the partial collapse of a car park at London Luton Airport last week shows why sprinklers should be a requirement, a fire safety organisation has said.

The blaze which ripped through a car park at Luton Airport this week, leading to its partial collapse, has prompted safety warnings from fire industry experts.

Housing secretary Michael Gove has sent Camden Council a stern letter after the Regulator of Social Housing found fire safety breaches in thousands of homes across the London Borough.