False alarms have been reported to cost the country up to £1 billion per year, due largely to the disruption and loss of productivity in businesses. There is no single organisation responsible for the investigation of false alarms or providing guidance on reducing them. This lack of objective data has meant little analysis has been … Continue reading “Live investigations of false fire alarms”
How much do you know about BRE? Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, government or real estate, you have most likely come across either our research, products, services, standards or qualifications in the UK and internationally. As like any complex organisation, we are much more than meets the eye.Watch the video below to get to … Continue reading “We are BRE”
In January 2014 the Welsh Minister for Housing and Regeneration agreed to fund a series of pilot schemes for the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems in social housing in Wales. This was in preparation for the introduction of the new requirement for fire sprinklers in new and converted houses and flats which will come … Continue reading “Sprinkler systems to be fitted in all new and converted housing in Wales from 2016”
BRE are drawing attention to Sprue’s initiative “Project SHOUT” to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide gas and to highlight the importance of having carbon monoxide alarms in your home. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous, odourless and colourless gas and its presence cannot be detected by our senses. Carbon monoxide is produced from … Continue reading “Project ‘SHOUT’ – the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning”
How effective are Xenon and LED VADs? The effectiveness of Xenon and LED visual alarm devices (VADs), used to warn deaf and hard of hearing people of fire, has been investigated in a recently completed research project. The purpose of this research project was to compare the responses of a group of participants to flashing … Continue reading “Visual alarm devices – their effectiveness in warning of fire”
A correctly installed fire door remains fundamental to most fire safety strategies in buildings, despite overall technological advances in building fire safety. The Regulations… Changes in regulations regarding fire safety came into force in 2006 following the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England and Wales). Now, one of the legal duties of building occupiers … Continue reading “What you need to know…Fire Door Safety”
Professor Albert Simeoni, Former BRE Research Chair of Fire Safety Engineering at the University of Edinburgh talks of his forthcoming presentation: Understanding how wildland fires spread and qualifying their impact.
