I would summarize the article like this: “I always tell industry, in public and private, if you don’t fix this, regulation is coming,” says Rein. “If you don’t talk to each other and fix this, it will be fixed for you.”
Perhaps, in the end, the mistake is viewing the green agenda and fire safety as in conflict at all. The truly sustainable solutions will be the ones which are fire safe. The job of the industry is to find them. Bit from me for The Developer on the conflict between fire safety and sustainability in the built environment: https://lnkd.in/ecv-bSYR
Matthew Paiss
10mo
Or another way of putting it..."If you’re not at the table, you may be on the menu" Which do you prefer?
Director General at International Copper Association Europe
10moYou are completely right Guillermo. Nevertheless, some basic things for fire prevention are not well fixed by regulation. I particularly think about a lack of smoke detectors and about obsolete electrical installations. In several EU countries smoke alarms are not mandatory in dwellings and electrical installations are never inspected (see Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety). UK is doing better than EU average on this but could still improve (ask Electrical Safety First). Let's not forget the first layers of fire safety! The consequences of building fires must be mitigated but most fires can also be prevented, which is even more sustainable.