High Rise Flats: Insulation

(asked on 2nd September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what (a) types and (b) heights of buildings an External Wall System review should be carried out.


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Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 11th September 2020

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have published guidance on the use of the EWS1 form: https://www.rics.org/uk/news-insight/latest-news/fire-safety/cladding-qa/

The guidance states that the EWS1 form is to be used to assess buildings 18 metres or more with combustible material; that it can used on buildings below 18 metres where there are specific concerns; and that in such cases a rationale to justify its request is required.

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