CROSS-UK Newsletter 75

CROSS UK Newsletter 75 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports.

Reports in this Newsletter cover the following:

• Sprinkler system deactivated during construction works
• Collapse of concrete canopy over house entrance
• Automatic Opening Vents not functional after two cladding remediations
• Undermining retaining walls adjacent to highways
• Pressure to specify untested flat roof systems
• Risk assessments for gas explosions in LPS buildings
• Fires involving thermally modified wood
• Concern over the quality of precast bridge beams
• Fire barrier requirements in external wall systems
• Collapse of large commercial roadside sign