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  1. Fire in Store (1980)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 15 minutes), £37.60

    Following a major fire in the Manchester Woolworth’s store in 1979, the Fire Research Station carried out various experiments with sprinkler systems to try to find an efficient way of controlling furniture...

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  2. Fire in the House (2002)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 16 minutes), £44.65

    The Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulation provide a legal framework for fire safety standards in new and altered houses. Approved documents give guidance to building designers and building control...

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  3. Precast Concrete Housing (1991)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 13 minutes), £29.38

    Shows how pre-cast concrete has been widely used in the UK in many housing types, from two-storey to high-rise. Notes the difference between precast reinforced concrete (PRC) and large panel system (LPS)...

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  4. At Home with Hurricanes (1981 Video)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Subject
    Architecture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes research by the Overseas Division of the Building Research Establishment to design houses suitable for low-income families in developing countries that will be strong enough to resist earthquakes...

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  5. Front Room Fire, The (1989) (1989)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Producer
    Sally Lessiter
    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 9 minutes), £29.38

    Shows what happens when a settee is ignited by a single match in a test to simulate fire in a furnished front room. In three minutes the whole room is engulfed by fire; the states of the fire’s rapid...

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  6. Safe Bet, A (2005)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; FE; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes), £5.88

    Health & Safety in the workplace is taken very seriously and the house building industry is no exception. This video compares the risks individuals might consider taking during their day-to-day activities...

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  7. Welcome Home to the Tenant (1991)

    Producer
    Sally Lessiter
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 16 minutes), £29.38

    Shows how landlord and tenants can work together to improve heating in rented flats in an energy-efficient way. Describes a three-year project on a large local authority housing estate in Birmingham which...

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  8. Cardington: The Biggest Fire Space in the World (1989)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Producer
    Sally Lessiter
    Subject
    Engineering; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £37.60

    Shows the space, size and 15 specialist rigs within the Fire Research Station’s Cardington Laboratory, a former air ship hanger which is used for full-scale fire and explosion testing. There are examples...

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  9. Prediction of Wind Loads (1978 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Subject
    Architecture; Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Concerned with buildings that are ‘wind-sensitive’ because of shape, size, location and relationship to nearby structures. Points out that such buildings are not covered by the BS Code of Practice and,...

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  10. Condensation in Domestic Pitched Roofs (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 min.

    When condensation occurs in the interior of a house roof the timber or timber-based material absorbs water. In the long term the timber may lose strength and fail to support the roof. Shows the causes and...

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