CROSS-UK Newsletter 72

CROSS-UK Newsletter 72 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports.

Reports in this Newsletter cover the following:

• Dangerous alteration work results in two terraced houses being demolished
• Lack of fire safety competence in care home setting
• Unqualified engineer's unsafe computer aided design of a retaining wall
• Non approved sealants are used with CPVC pipes and fittings
• Durability issues with engineered timber
• Fire protection of steelwork supporting a timber floor
• Non compliant guard rails on high rise apartment buildings after modification
• Fire protection considerations for roof structures in building design
• Design responsibility for steel to concrete connections
• Fire hazards in historical modular timber framed buildings