Critically comment on the appropriateness of the design solutions offered by Technical Booklet E and BS 9999 with respect to the provision of adequate means of escape across the range of buildings.

Critically comment on the appropriateness of the design solutions offered by Technical Booklet E and BS 9999 with respect to the provision of adequate means of escape across the range of buildings.

In so doing, comment on the different approaches to categorising buildings, the underlying assumptions and the flexibility in design solutions offered by each.

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