Case Study: Fire Safety Upgrade of 1970s Student Halls

How we transformed a 12-storey 1970s student tower into a fully compliant, safe building without major disruption.. Project Overview Building : 12 storey student residence, Birmingham, built 1972 Occupancy : 420 students across 14 floors Challenge : Major compartmentation breaches, inadequate detection, single stairway Our Approach 1. Full compartmentation survey — identified 2,300+ breaches 2. Fire engineering analysis to justify existing single stairway 3. L1 fire alarm system upgrade 4. Sprinkler retrofit throughout 5. Phased works over two summer vacations Results Building fully compliant with current standards No disruption to academic year Insurance premium reduced by 45% University satisfied with BSR registration requirements For student accommodation fire safety, contact Magnus Opifex.