Project overview
This page was last updated 7 May 2021
Triathlon Homes has residents in two blocks of N01 - Sable House and Titian Heights.
Both of these blocks are above 18m in height. The building was completed in 2012, and met all building and fire safety regulations at the time it was built.
In 2019, changes were made to building regulations. As a result, building management teams across the country must now make sure all buildings are compliant with these new regulations.
Sable House was given a B1 EWS rating in April 2021. The EWS1 form is available in the Important Documents section.
Investigations on Titian Heights have concluded and have identified some areas where work is required in order to meet the updated building regulations.
What steps have been taken at N01?
1. Completion of preliminary investigations on Titian Heights and Sable House
EVML's experts have completed preliminary investigations into the building materials used within the blocks, and we have received the engineer’s preliminary findings.
2. Reviewed the preliminary findings
EVML has reviewed the initial findings. On review of these, Sable House was awarded an EWS1 form at a B1 rating. However, the findings have unfortunately revealed that EVML will need to carry out some remedial work to Titian Heights to ensure that they comply with the government’s guidelines and can receive an EWS1 form at a B1 rating.
3. The preliminary investigation showed that in Titian Heights:
- There are some missing sections of fire barriers where the aluminium horizontal cladding is installed. Further investigation is required in order to establish the correct positioning of fire barriers at the junction of the aluminium and pre-cast cladding;
- The area of the building with pre-cast concrete cladding has well installed fire barriers at junctions with the floors and internal walls;
- At the moment, a valid EWS1 form cannot be signed and we believe some further investigation and remedial work will need to be undertaken to address the concerns about the fire barriers.
4. We are clarifying some of the findings.
If there are any significant changes, we will contact you with an update.
Our technical team is working with the fire engineers to agree the best technical solution to complete the further investigations. We will let you know more about this as the discussions progress and advise you as to proposed timescales.
5. Ensured that applications are made for all available government funding
A initial application has been made to the Building Safety Fund via EVML and we are waiting to hear about the success of this application. EVML is managing this process, and we will communicate updates to residents as soon as we have them.
What are you doing to ensure residents are safe?
While we help EVML with their consultations and get on with the work itself, we have taken advice from the fire brigade and our fire safety engineers to make sure that your homes have the right additional precautions in place to ensure your safety in the event of a need to evacuate the buildings.
The fire engineers stated that no additional interim safety measures are required, and there is no immediate risk to residents or their properties.
All our fire alarms are monitored 24/7 by trained staff in the on-site control room.
What happens next?
- We are currently taking legal and technical advice regarding the report on Titian House
- We are looking at undertaking the extra remedial work required at Titian House from June 2021, and are hopeful that this will lead to a B1 EWS1 rating by Autumn 2021
- We will be communicating with you regularly about progress - please make sure we have your most up to date email address so that we can send you updates, particularly if you are a non-resident landlord.
- We will keep this microsite updated with information as this becomes available.
