Designing modern fire-safe timber structures – where does the responsibility lie?

This month we present a report concerning multistorey cross-laminated timber buildings and their risk of collapse during a fire.

This month we present a report expressing concerns about a repeat failure of building cladding, in severe but not exceptional winds, that saw panels fall to the public street below.

Claire Meade of insurance broker Griffiths & Armour examines the insurance industry approach to the emerging trend for reuse of structural steel, and considers the disclosure requirements for designers.