CROSS-UK Newsletter 80

CROSS-UK Newsletter 80 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports.

Reports in this Newsletter cover the following:

• Proprietary retractable seating systems
• Fire performance of pressed bamboo and other biobased composite materials
• Temporary stability risk due to construction changes on bridge deck
• Fire lifts being removed from buildings
• Higher Risk Building (HRB) residents' concerns about safety not heard
• Fire resisting coating reaches end of life
• Structural concerns arising from roof modifications at a fire station
• Installation of a Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) system raises concerns
• Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software
• Portable extinguishers labelled for lithium-ion battery fires placed in inappropriate locations