Title of project: Development of novel risk based guidance for the glazing of highly glazed buildings

Project leader & organisation undertaking research: Dr Stephen Garvin (Tel: 01355-576242 Email: garvinsl@bre.co.uk) , Building Research Establishment Scotland

Funding body: Department of Trade & Industry

Funding scheme: Partners in Innovation

Synopsis of project: This project is intended to address the safety of glass installation (glazing) in highly glazed buildings; in particular it will address the design and construction process for the installation of glass, subsequent maintenance and future replacement work. The specific objectives are as follows:

• To investigate the current approach to safety in the design and construction of highly glazed buildings and the type and numbers of accidents that occur.
• To develop a novel risk based approach to the design, construction, maintenance and replacement of glazing elements of highly glazed buildings, in order to reduce accidents.
• To publish the risk based guidance and disseminate it to industry.

Start date: August 2002

Finish date: October 2004

Deliverables: Published risk based guidance.

URL of project webpage: N/A

Nature of IStructE support: Contribution in kind – dissemination of results through IStructE journal and website.