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  The provision of smoke-free escape routes and day-to-day temperature control on communal areas and corridors of a apartment block of 108 homes in Hackney of Notting Hill Housing Group is achieved by a system from SE Controls. The 6-storey building was originally designed with a mechanical ventilation system and a dedicated environmental shaft to help cool the building and address the heating effect of routing heating distribution pipework in building voids to optimise space.

• Colt launches new web site  

  Colt has launched a new web site to help customers find the information they need quickly and easily — as well as providing advice, ideas and inspiration. The focus has shifted from the product to the result the customer may want to achieve — such as energy efficiency, high architectural impact or support in maintaining a design’s integrity while achieving a specific function.

• Design-integrated services for schools 

  Colt has launched a webs ite dedicated to the special requirements of schools for design-integrated smoke control, natural ventilation and solar shading. It is aimed at architects and consultants.

• No smoke without fire 

  Smoke control can be an essential part of the life safety systems in buildings, yet there is evidence that suggests systems are of variable quality. Can a new British Standard help to improve industry practices and save lives? MBS convened a roundtable to look at how BS 7346 Part 8 can make a difference, as Andrew Brister reports.

• Where there’s smoke there should be integration 

  The smoke-control systems required by legislation for multi-storey buildings can be integrated into a building-management system to save money and, potentially, lives. Allan Meek explains.