This essay includes the planning and designing of a house as well as writing a rapport about how to increase fire safety in small buildings. More than 6000 homes burn in Sweden every year (Brandskyddsföreningen, 2012c). The devastation and the costs are usually very high. This report examines possible measures to reduce both personal injuries and economic losses resulting from house fires in small buildings. Swedish building regulations play a major role when it comes to constructional fire safety. However the requirements in Swedish building regulations are very low for small buildings and this is an argument for raising the requirements. The report shows and describes possible methods to build safer with regards to fire in terms of materials and different building structures. Major focus has been on fire cells but other solutions are also examined and described. The conclusion is that the Swedish building regulations should increase and the building norms need to be changed. Swedish insurance companies are very positive to these proposals. Facts and conclusions are based on information from books and scientific journals. The small building is planned on the property Sjöängen 5:15 in the Swedish town Borlänge. Necessary information for the construction of the house is reported in text and appendix. This includes documents describing construction equipment, materials, energy consumption and costs. The house is planned for Swedish building regulations and abides to building norms. This essay contains necessary drawings, descriptions and calculations.