Legislation Maze

The dangers of fire in buildings are lethal and catastrophic and the need to design buildings to limit those dangers is as important now as it always has been. "Legislation Maze: Fire" is a concise, highly accessible and up-to-date first point of reference for architects to all aspects of fire safety legislation. Organised according to the "RIBA's Outline Plan of Work", the guidance covers both the 2006 edition of Part B of the Building Regulations and the significant new requirements of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.Compliance with fire safety legislation can have a profound influence on the design of buildings and can result in considerable amount of abortive effort if an architect fails to address and incorporate solutions as the design develops. Part of a series of books that comprise short, easy-to-use topic based guidance to legislation for architects, "Legislation Maze: Fire" is an essential desktop aide-memoire for those with responsibility for ensuring the life safety of their clients in the event of fire." The Legislation Maze" series comprises short, easy-to-use topic-based guides for architects, construction professionals and students in construction-related fields. Under the editorial management of highly respected architects Sarah Lupton and Manos Stellakis, it focuses on aspects of design and job management controlled by legislation, regulations and codes where these are otherwise difficult and time-consuming to assimilate.