Welcome to our Property Damage podcast series on Modern Methods
of Construction and the risk of fire.
In this episode, Lori McConnachie and Matthew Lowry, Solicitors
at BLM are joined by Sam Morley, Senior Associate at Hawkins. They
discuss the risks associated with modern facades in construction
and in particular the issues around absent or poorly installed
cavity barriers in order to consider the fire risks facing the
insurance industry.
Due to the increasing creativity both in the design and
materials used to construct buildings, there are an increasing
number of new considerations for insurers when assessing their risk
exposure in respect of fires.
Cavity barriers are essential for maximising fire performance
and their suitability for the building needs to be considered at
the design stage. However, the ever-increasing variety of materials
used and the complex geometry associated with the use of some
materials means that insurers are increasingly seeing
