We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Research on the trigger thresholds used in Approved Document B, including the height threshold for the ban on combustible materials in or on external walls.
Background The work reported herein was carried out by a BRE Global…
Research into the suitability of fire safety guidance for modern building uses, designs and materials.
Background The work reported in this report was carried out by a BRE…
Research into the fire performance of roof junctions, examining how roof design, insulation and fire stopping materials influence the spread of fire.
Research into the provisions for disabled people to evacuate from buildings in the event of a fire, and whether current design guidance is adequate.
Research into whether design guidance addresses the fire safety needs of retirement housing, supported housing, housing with care and nursing homes.
Research into the fire safety risks of spray foam roof insulation and its potential impact on fire spread.
Research into how timber cladding system material characteristics and configurations affect their fire performance.
Research into the fire safety impact of balcony design, and the use of laminated glass and spandrel zones on external walls of buildings.
Experimental test results of how different photovoltaic (PV) panel installations affect fire spread over sloped residential building roofs.
Research into evidence on the fire resistance ratings for open-sided car parks, examining fire spread, structural failure risk and protection measures.
Research into building design provisions that maintain stability and compartmentation during a fire, and how these relate to modern building practice.
Research into the performance of light gauge steel frame walls when exposed to fire and their impact on structural fire resistance.
Research into the fire safety implications of installing photovoltaic panels on rooftops.
Final report for research undertaken by OFR Consultants, GHD/Movement Strategies, the University of Edinburgh and Efectis, commissioned by the Building Safety Regulator.
Report summarising findings and recommendations from investigations of fires carried out by OFR Consultants.
An investigation of moisture risk when spray foam insulation is applied to timber sloped roofs with different resistance underlays.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).