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RIBA and industry groups call on Gove to lower second staircase threshold to 18m

By 2023-03-23T08:40:00

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Institute also says all existing blocks above 18m with single staircases should be refurbished with evacuation lifts

RIBA and seven other built environment bodies have called on the government to lower the threshold of the proposed single staircase ban in residential blocks from 30m to 18m.

The institute has written a joint letter signed by groups including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the National Fire Chief Council (NFCC) to the housing secretary Michael Gove calling for the fire safety requirement to be strengthened.

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