CROSS-UK Newsletter 79

CROSS UK Newsletter 79 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports.

Reports in this Newsletter cover the following:

• Rapid concealed fire spread and façade collapse risk in a modular building
• Risk of hinge failure in reversible windows installed in high-rise buildings
• Concerns regarding the fire performance testing of roofs
• Severe signs of deterioration in bearings on a major bridge
• Use of self-drilling screws in the installation of  fire dampers
• Steelwork corrosion in a swimming pool
• Fire compartmentation and structural integrity concerns
• Regulatory duty for Battery Energy Storage Systems
• Premature collapse during demolition