Designing a Safer Built Environment

Download or read book Designing a Safer Built Environment written by John Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Designing a Safer Built Environment' places the statutory obligations on designers into the real world of commercial projects. It addresses long-standing uncertainties and challenges faced by designers, highlighted by recent events such as the Grenfell Tower fire, by providing a clear methodology for design risk management. Applicable across all sizes of project, the book shows how designers can effectively manage risks to safety and health over a structure's life-cycle whilst also raising standards. It is written for those in roles that manage, oversee, or have a wider interest in the consequences of design work.