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This exercise, which forms the second in a series, considers the costs of fire resistance requirements for concrete and steel frameworks when related to the column element. Six categories of fire resistance are used - nil to four hours - and the methods of protecting the columns have been taken from the 'deemed-to-satisfy' provisions of Regulation E6, of the 1965 Building Regulations. Besides indicating general economic assessments of fire protection to frameworks, this note also provides cost data for both steel and concrete columns and a brief cost analysis of the Regulations themselves. The first part of this overall cost study - entitled 'Introductory Comments' is included as Appendix C within this report.