Resources

Amendments to the Guidance on Smoke Control to Common Escape Routes in Apartment Buildings (Flats and Maisonettes) Issue: 27 February 2026

SCA Guidance on Smoke Control to Common Escape Routes in Apartment Buildings (Revision 3.1; July 2020)

Varying Speed of Powered SHEVs at Elevated Temperatures Using Variable Speed Drives Technical Report

Smoke Shaft Construction

Guidance on Maintenance of Smoke Control Equipment

Guidance for Electrical Control Equipment within Smoke and Heat Control Systems

Challenges in Smoke Ventilation (Blocks of Flats)

An Introduction to Stack Effect & Wind Impacts in Relation to Natural & Mechanical Smoke Ventilation Systems

SCA statement on smoke shaft construction materials

Guidance on Natural Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilators. Regulations, Applications and Certification Requirements. EN 12101-2: 2003 Rev 01. October 2024

SCA/FMA Best Practice Guide to Smoke extract fan maintenance

CIBSE certified CPD webinars

IFCC SDI 19 Installer Certification Scheme - uncontrolled copy shared with IFCC permission

SCA White Paper Guidance on the Specification of Products and Systems for Smoke Shafts

Building standards technical handbook 2019: non-domestic

Standards by system type

Cabling and electric power supply installation

MHCLG Advice for owners of buildings with smoke control systems

BS9999 2017

BS9991 2015

Approved Document B (fire safety) volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings, 2019 edition

Northern Ireland Technical Booklet E Fire Safety

SCA guidance on CFD analysis for Smoke Control design in Buildings – Edition 1.2 June 2021

SCA Guide Vent Systems Loading Bays and Coach parks

SCA Guidance Note for the use of Inverters

SCA guidance for smoke ventilation of single story buildings 1994

SCA CFD Guide

GAMBICA Guide.

BS 7346

Approved Document B (fire safety) volume 1: Dwellings, 2019 edition