Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – a damning report

Mark Pundsack explains why structural engineering firms should invest in the development of their staff.

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

Jose Torero, Katherine Cashell and Oliver Wilton summarise the key issues around fire safety of structural timber, and explore where responsibility for this lies under new regulations in the UK.