Fire safety concern over green walls

摘要

Safety reporting body CROSS-UK published a report in early August highlighting the fire risks from poorly maintained green walls, as changes to fire safety law mean that the external walls will become part of fire risk assessments. Green walls have been a popular way of making urban areas more attractive, contribute to biodiversity and help mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report from CROSS-UK discusses how building close-down procedures that include isolating automated water systems might result in the drying out of green walls, with the potential for creating a significant fire hazard in external walls.