Denmark historic monument & museum fire

Denmark historic monument & museum fire

Copenhagen stock exchange, one of Denmark’s most famous buildings, with many valuable paintings, was destroyed by fire on 16th April. The 400-year old building is around half destroyed and the iconic spire collapsed in the fire. Some of the paintings and other artwork...
CPR CE-mark and export

CPR CE-mark and export

The EU CE-mark is necessary to sell construction products in the EU, but also brings credibility and added-value for export, for example for timber and wood products used in both commercial and residential buildings. An article published by Burnblock explains that the...
Home fire safety video

Home fire safety video

Video shows side-by-side room fire tests with UK fire-safe and US non fire-safe furniture – and how families react. Two identical open-front mock-up rooms were furnished with two sofas (one UK Furniture Fire Safety Regulations standard, using flame retardant FR, and...
Book: materials fire testing methods

Book: materials fire testing methods

300-page book presents fire resistance testing of construction materials, insulation, cables, furniture, textiles, furniture, and also dust and liquids, smoke and toxicity and science of fire modelling and large scale tests. Both standardised test methods and...
Functionalised APP for different polymers

Functionalised APP for different polymers

Ammonium polyphosphate is an effective, non-toxic PIN FR. Innovative coatings improve performance and compatibility. Peil et al. encapsulated APP in cross-linked lignin (a bio-based polymer from plants) stabilised by polyglycerin polyricinoleate (PGCR, a food additive...