mike99

I’m interested in whether Bosco Verticale / “vertical forest”‑type towers are actually feasible under current UK building and fire regulations. Examples I’m thinking of include: * Bosco Verticale in Milan * Trudo Vertical Forest (social housing) in Eindhoven * Wonderwoods Vertical Forest in Utrecht I’ve been told that, post‑Grenfell, it would be “impossible” to build something similar in the UK because of fire safety rules and restrictions on combustible materials in external walls and balconies (e.g. the ban on combustible materials for residential buildings over 18 m, and the wider post‑Grenfell fire‑safety regime). My questions are: * Is it actually building regulations (Approved Document B / the combustible‑materials ban / Building Safety Act regime, etc.) that would prevent this typology in the UK? * Or could a Bosco Verticale‑style tower be designed to comply, for example by using non‑combustible façade systems, planters, supports and irrigation, plus whatever additional measures the regulator would expect? * If it is possible in principle, what are the main regulatory or technical hurdles that would have to be addressed for UK approval? I’m particularly interested in answers from people familiar with UK fire engineering, façade design, or high‑rise residential regulation.