Changing horizons
Paul Hayden examines how UK fire and rescue services are responding and adapting to the impact of environmental and social change, and looks at the operational consequences
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Green shoots
As Rory Campbell and Elaine Debenham report, West Midlands Fire Service is championing a range of strategies for meeting environmental sustainability
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Wild world
Climate change will lead to a major shift in global wildfire activity,predicts a new analysis. Fire Risk Management reports
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Design resources
Performance-based fire safety engineering can be used to enhance sustainable building design, argues Faimeen Shah
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Standing tall
The construction of tall and even super-tall buildings, particularly in the Gulf and Far East regions, raises new fire safety concerns for those responsible, from project managers to insurers. Stewart Kidd reports
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Sustain progress
The leadership role of engineers in promoting sustainability is highlighted by new guidance from the Engineering Council UK. Rupert Gilbey reports
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Check point
New Zealand sets a very positive example in on-site construction monitoring by fire engineers, which the UK would do well to learn from, says Judith Schultz
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Customer care
Fathi Tarada and Mike Deevy describe the fire safety design behind Hackney Council’s new customer service centre in northeast London
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National grid
The ambitious FireGrid project has confirmed that faster than real-time computer modelling of building fires is now possible. John Holden reports
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Sharing the load
We should move beyond outdated regulation and old prejudices, and accept the vital need for sprinklers to protect modern single-storey warehouses, says Stewart Kidd
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Campaign trail
Kent Fire and Rescue’s work in promoting sprinkler systems and influencing local authority policy is widely recognised, but there is more to achieve, says Steve Griffiths
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Cold climate
The need for appropriate fire protection in cold stores, in the form of ceiling-mounted, dry-pipe sprinkler systems, is outlined by John Allen
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News from Europe
Alan Brinson considers the European Construction Products Regulation, updated technical standards and their possible impact on the sprinkler industry
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