(could be a long thread, please bear with me, this is ~most critically important~ issue for discussions about our future housing, & it’s not getting any attention 1/
(this is all important later in the thread) 2/
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& they fill a room with smoke, making escape more difficult even after a fire has been put out 13/
1. installation (self-certified by developer’s installer, no local authority inspection)
2. management company (weekly inspection, annual maintainance, future replacement)
3. residents (not to tamper) 14/
link to Dept consultation 2019: housing.gov.ie/housing/buildi…
& finally letter to Irish Times by Eoin O’Cofaigh former RIAI President & author of book ‘The Building Regulations Explained’ /end
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