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Fire Regs Made Easy with Andrea White

September 3, 2025

In this episode, Greg Wilkes sits down with fire engineer Andrea White to make Part B practical for builders and developers, so you can design once, build once, and get signed off first time.

🔹 Key topics:

✅ Part B made simple — what B1–B5 actually mean on a live job (escape, linings, structure, external spread, fire-service access)
✅ When to involve a fire engineer — planning, Gateway checks, and avoiding redraws at RIBA 3/4
✅ Open-plan layouts that pass — workable routes for ground-floor kitchens, loft conversions and flats over shops
✅ Compartmentation done right — doorsets, cavity barriers, fire-stopping, and the photo evidence building control expects
✅ Detection, alarms and sprinklers — myths busted (no, they don’t all go off at once) and where systems make or break approval
✅ Smoke control basics — AOVs vs. manual vents, protected stairs and keeping travel distances sensible
✅ Regulation 38 handover packs — what must be in your client’s fire information at completion
✅ Common pitfalls — the details that trigger refusals, redesigns and costly delays (and how to avoid them)

If you’ve ever had plans knocked back, juggled contradictory advice, or burned time on late-stage fire fixes, Andrea’s guidance will help you plan earlier, de-risk your design, and move through building control with confidence. Tune in and take notes—this episode could save you weeks and thousands.

LinkedIn profile: Andrea White | LinkedIn