Complex and High-Rise Fire Risk Assessment Services
Advanced assessments for tall buildings, complex structures and high-risk premises
High-rise, complex and high-risk buildings require fire risk assessments carried out by assessors with advanced competency, specialist technical knowledge and extensive experience in complex fire safety environments.
IPC provides accredited assessments for tall buildings, multi-use developments and structures with elevated risk factors, ensuring full compliance with modern fire safety legislation and guidance.
This includes the Fire Safety Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021 and all relevant British Standards.
Our assessors are trained to the BS 8674:2025 national competency standard, including advanced-level competencies for complex premises.
This enables us to assess buildings with challenging layouts, mixed occupancies, specialist systems and increased life safety consequences.
Buildings we assess include:
- High-rise residential towers
- Complex multi-storey buildings
- Mixed-use buildings combining residential and commercial areas
- Conversion buildings and older structures with legacy issues
- Buildings with external wall systems, cladding or combustible materials
- Hospitals, care environments and buildings with vulnerable occupants
- Large office buildings and multi-occupancy commercial spaces
- Public buildings with high footfall
- Sites with complex evacuation strategies or engineered solutions
What a complex or high-rise fire risk assessment includes:
- Detailed review of building construction and compartmentation
- Assessment of external wall systems, cladding and balconies
- Evaluation of detection, alarm and suppression systems
- Analysis of evacuation strategy including stay-put, phased or simultaneous evacuation
- Assessment of smoke ventilation systems, AOVs and fire-fighting lifts
- Review of fire service access and facilities
- Inspection of fire doors and separation between flats, corridors, risers and plant rooms
- Evaluation of management procedures, maintenance logs and emergency plans
- Identification of complex hazards such as plant rooms, electrical installations, or high-risk services
- Consideration of vulnerable residents or occupants and specific evacuation needs
- Assessment of any existing engineered safety solutions
- Verification of fire safety systems interaction and dependency failures
- Assessment of smoke movement modelling, where applicable
Why Complex Buildings Require Advanced Competency
Complex and high-rise buildings typically involve:
- Multiple fire safety systems interacting together
- High occupant numbers and diverse occupancy profiles
- Reduced tolerance for deficiencies
- Greater dependence on fire doors, compartmentation and smoke control systems
- High-consequence risks if systems fail
- Challenging evacuation strategies and greater reliance on building design
This is why Responsible Persons must appoint a competent assessor with advanced training and demonstrable experience in complex structures.
IPC meets this requirement with BS 8674:2025 advanced-level trained assessors and a proven track record in high-rise and complex risk environments.
Your responsibilities for complex buildings:
- Ensure the fire risk assessment is completed by a competent, experienced assessor
- Review the assessment annually, following any significant change, or when fire safety information (including EWS reviews) becomes available
- Act promptly on all identified risks or hazards
- Ensure all fire safety systems are regularly maintained and tested
- Keep clear and accurate documentation for regulatory or enforcement bodies
- Make provisions for vulnerable occupants where necessary
Why Responsible Persons choose IPC for complex assessments:
- Assessors trained across all three BS 8674:2025 competency levels
- Experience with high-rise towers and buildings with cladding
- Clear, practical and actionable reporting
- Ability to interpret engineered fire safety solutions
- Support with remedial works, project management and full compliance
- Professional, transparent and responsive service
Ensure your high-rise, complex or high-risk building meets its legal fire safety obligations with a competent, accredited specialist team.
Protect Your Building and Meet Your Legal Duties
Whether you manage a single building or an entire portfolio, IPC provides the accredited expertise and practical support you need to protect occupants, meet your legal duties and eliminate uncertainty.
Speak to an accredited fire safety consultant today to book your assessment, arrange an inspection or discuss your compliance responsibilities.