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100			_aLoveland, A.
245			_aComposite panic?
260			_c2003
490			_aRICS Building Surveying Faculty: The Journal _v (8) October/November 2003, 10-11(2)
520			_aDiscusses how the presence of insulated composite panels in modern buildings has raised concerns. Problems have arisen when fires have started in buildings with this type of insulation, which appears to add to the rate of fire spread. Fire insurers may question the safety of such components. Suggests insurers, occupiers, imvestors and advisers, such as surveyors, become more familiar with the issues involved and methods of quantifying and reducing risks.
590			_aABS
650			_aCOMPOSITE PANELS
650			_aINSULATION
650			_aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-FIRE SAFETY
650			_aFIRE RISK
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
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999			_c73906 _d73906