"I'll be up here 50 years this year, and I'm getting a little tired of it, " said the 49-year-old Mr. Armstrong, a commercial fire-safety systems installer.
Until recently, building automation, lighting controls, firesafety and other base building systems were designed and deployed to support a single building service and operated independently on proprietary network and cables.
In her letter to Mr Pickles, she has recommended the government publishes national guidance on firesafety for residents in high-rise buildings and urged local authorities to install sprinkler systems.