MEPs call for building fire standards

MEPs call for building fire standards

Tanja Fajon (S&D, Slovenia) and Sirpa Pietikaïnen (EPP, Finland) called to ensure fire safety in building renovation in EU Renovation Wave investments at a webinar on the EU Green Deal and fire resilient buildings. They underlined the need for demanding building...
Flammability of bus ceilings

Flammability of bus ceilings

Three ceiling materials from Zhongtong Bus, China, showed significant heat release within a minute at heat flux 25 kW/m2. The three materials consisted of a PVC covering with backing materials (1) polyethylene + polypropylene, (2) non-woven fibre + plywood and (3)...
Environmental impact of fires in buildings

Environmental impact of fires in buildings

NFPA report shows better data and more research are needed on pollutant emissions and rebuild impacts of accidental fires. The report assessed literature today available on pollutants released by fires in the built environment, to water runoff, in the contamination...
Phosphorus FRs in sandwich panels

Phosphorus FRs in sandwich panels

PIN flame retardants reduce heat and smoke release from PET-core / glass fibre / epoxy structural sandwich panels. Several phosphorus flame retardants were tested in the PET core of 15mm panels with glass fribre and DGEBA epoxy resin PIN flame retardants reduce heat...
Smoke toxicity of façade insulation systems

Smoke toxicity of façade insulation systems

Tests on mock external wall facades raise questions on how smoke toxicity might impact building occupants in a fire. This study publishes work already presented at FRPM2019 (see pinfa Newsletter n°103). Using a 5m high mock wall in a 10m high test enclosure, four...