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Hospital Compartmentation Survey |
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Description
- Compartmentation survey of hospital for an NHS Trust
Services
- Conducted a survey which revealed issues with the fire rated walls within the hospital that would affect fire spread within the building
- Prepared worksheets to comment on the location, method of construction, fixing methods, sealing of junctions and penetrations of the fire rated walls
- Provided recommendations based on a risk ranking matrix to help client prioritise the necessary work.
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Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre |
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Description
- New control centre at Prestwick for air traffic over North Atlantic and Scottish Air Traffic areas
Services
- Development of Fire Safety Strategy for Operations Room, communications and secure electrical supply systems
- A combination of fire protection and fire segregation of redundant equipment systems was designed to ensure continued availability of all services for any fire situation occurring within the complex
- Strong fire separation for the Operations Room ensures continued habitability and avoids the need for evacuation for any foreseeable fire
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HMP Dovegate |
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Description
- Modern prison complex with secure accommodation and workshop facility
Services
- Development of Fire Safety Strategy for all areas. Use of pre-cast concrete panels for building construction and careful choice of materials for furnishings and fittings ensure a low probability of fire. Fire segregation provisions prevent spread of fire and smoke within buildings
- Procedures for phased evacuation of occupants to adjacent secure fire segregated areas ensure safety of occupants while maintaining security in the event of any fire arising
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Pinnacle Building, Glasgow |
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Description
- Conversion of former BT building to residential flats and maisonettes
Services
- Development of smoke clearance proposals for phased occupation of residential accommodation
- Fire safety engineering studies were carried out to demonstrate the tenability of escape routes from occupied upper floors while construction work continued on the lower floors
- The project involved meetings and negotiations on behalf of the developers with Fire Service and Building Control representatives.
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Roof Fire Spread Solution |
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Description
- Fire risk assessment of social housing conducted for a local Council.
Services
- RUSHBROOK surveyed roofs of houses which utilised a type of construction that was implicated in promoting fire to spread from one house to another through the roof space
- With over 150 of these buildings within its housing stock, the Council required a cost effective solution
- Rushbrook provided the council with a specification to improve fire safety reduce the risks to tenants and reduces the risk of property damage in the event of a fire
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