Chris Bissell, Architect and Design Advisor, EFA and Paul Munns, BSc, CEng, CIBSE and MIFE, Principal Fire Consultant, Atkins
Summary
Published in 2007, BB 100 advised on how to design school buildings so that they satisfied Building Regulations Part B, “Fire Safety”. It needed revising for a number of reasons, but particularly because some of its content was out of date, it needed simplifying and it was far too long. These changes had to be made without diminishing or compromising the overriding importance of ensuring the safety of pupils, staff and visitors if a fire does occur in a school.
A new version has been produced which achieves those aims and is half the length of the original. Chris will discuss why revisions were needed and give some background to them, before Paul sets out in detail the main technical changes that have been made.
Biography
Chris Bissell has an extensive career specialising in the design of educational and science buildings and developing associated technical guidance. Previously involved in Building Schools for the Future, for the last three years he has been working on the Priority School Building Programme as well as on the production of school-specific design guidance.
Paul Munns is an Associate Director and principal fire consultant leading the fire engineering team within Atkins Infrastructure division. He is responsible for leading a team of 11 fire engineers that deliver fire safety strategies on projects ranging from New Nuclear Build, numerous rail projects, including Crossrail and many education buildings, as well as commercial developments. The team also provides fire safety consultancy advice large international infrastructure projects and the team have strong experience in applying international fire codes and best practice.