I was asked to inspect the building and prepare a report on the fire resistance of the concrete floor separating shops from offices above as there were some doubts as to the acceptance of the amount of concrete cover to the reinforcing steel bars measured by specialist contractor Sandberg. The owner wished to let the retail units after the removal of an existing ...
I was commissioned to prepare a Fire Safety Strategy report and assist in discussions with the local the Building Control authority to gain approval for the proposed renovation scheme involving the continued use of the prestigious buildings for commercial/institutional purposes. Secondary uses of my report are a) to provide data useful for a Fire Risk Assessment which is needed according ...
The building is a detached 1930s purpose built block of flats arranged over 7 storeys. The ground floor is commercial and the upper floors, the subject of my work, are residential flats. A fire risk assessment had already been made on the building but the client believed that some of the recommendations for improvement were impracticable and wished to have a second ...