Ferrovial, Webber Win $1.47B Grand Parkway Design-Build in Texas

The nearly 15-mile project would add frontage roads and SH 35 upgrades to improve southeast Houston mobility and hurricane evacuation capacity.

Japanese earthquake and tsunami warning forces evacuation from Fukushima nuclear plants

Workers at two Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan were forced to evacuate to higher ground following earthquake and tsunami warnings today (20 April). The post Japanese earthquake and tsunami warning forces evacuation from Fukushima nuclear plants appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans: what you need to know

Luke Hill, Senior Associate at Trowers & Hamlins takes a look at the recently introduced Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (rPEEPs) and what it means for the construction sector. The post Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans: what you need to know appeared first on Construction Management.

Evacuation lift cores for all high-rises proposed for new government guidance

The Architects’ Journal Evacuation lift cores for all high-rises proposed for new government guidance Draft fire safety guidance requiring evacuation lifts large enough for a wheelchair and accompanying person in all blocks of flats above 18m has gone out to consultation The post Evacuation lift cores for all high-rises proposed for new government guidance appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Colin Marrs

Draft fire safety guidance focuses on high-rise evacuation

Draft fire safety guidance would require evacuation lifts large enough to contain a wheelchair and an accompanying person in all blocks of flats above 18 metres. The government has proposed amendments to Approved Document B (ADB) that would encourage all buildings to allow the evacuation… The post Draft fire safety guidance focuses on high-rise evacuation appeared first on Construction News.

ARTiculations - What Counts As A Skyscraper? 02072018

What is the minimum standard for a building to qualify as a Skyscraper? Betty (of ARTiculations) admits that the answer is a lot more complicated than initially thought

IOSH - Basic principles of fire safety (3 of 6) - Fire precautions, 15122021

Principle 3: “Fire Precautions”. In terms of life safety, property protection and business continuity, fire precautions are the operational steps that are taken before the fire breaks-out to safeguard people, where they live or work etc and the continuity of that environment if the risk from fire materialises and the fire actually breaks out.

Elizabeth line Trial Operations - First volunteer mass evacuation exercise

This film shows an Elizabeth line Trial Operations exercise that was carried out on Sunday 13th February 2022, simulating a mass evacuation from Custom House station.