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Lifts, or elevators, provide a fast and safe method for people to reach levels of a building. Lifts are typically enclosed in shafts and rise vertically through a building. Lifts are found in most multi-storey buildings such as offices, factories, hotels, flats and more. In previous years, lifts were to be avoided during fire events, […]
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A heritage, or listed, building is one that is protected by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. This means that the building can not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more […]
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Commercial buildings include office buildings, medical centres, hotels, malls, retail stores, multifamily housing buildings, farm land, warehouses, and garages or, simply, any property that is used for commercial purposes. Commercial properties vary in size but can be simple single room properties to larger buildings spanning multiple floors. Either way, they often contain valuable equipment and/or […]
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In the UK, a public building is narrowly defined as a building that is occupied by a public authority and frequently visited by the public. This can include buildings such as education facilities, hospitals, community centres, libraries, courts, information centres, government buildings, public housing and more; buildings that connect us to each other that define […]
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Introduction FAAST FLEX is an advanced aspirating smoke detection system from Xtralis. It has been designed specifically to provide Class A, B or C detection for areas up to 2,000m2 where configurability, sensitivity and very early warning of fire are required. These detectors deliver flexible and cost-effective smoke detection for a variety of different applications […]
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