Arb tells schools to put fire safety and sustainability on curriculum from September

Alan Kershaw  - ARB Board3

Interim guidance comes ahead of major review of education planned for the autumn

Schools of architecture must start teaching sustainability and fire and life safety design from September or face questions from Arb.

The regulator announced it would begin requiring the subjects to be added to the curriculum of all courses it prescribes from the new academic year.

The news follows extensive consultation carried out in the spring after a survey of architects which found safety and sustainability had become more important in their work in the last five years.

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