by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
Yasin et al. (2017) demonstrate that the permanent PIN FR textile treatment Pyrovatex CP (based on N-methylol dimethyl phosphonopropionamide MDPA) can be decomposed, to allow thermal valorisation of recovered PIN FR textiles. Testing used virgin cotton textiles,...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
NFSD2018 brought together some 130 participants in Trondheim, Norway, 6-7 June 2018, including researchers, fire and rescue services, technical consultants and concerned administrations. Presentations covered a wide range of themes: fire safety engineering, smoke...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
A workshop at the Nordic Fire Safety Days, initiated by pinfa, discussed trying to ensure that fire safety is included as a theme in the next EU R&D funding programme (FP9 “Horizon Europe”), which will follow Horizon2020. This programme is announced with a budget...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
The EU has published the revised energy performance of buildings Directive (EPBD). This notes that Member States renovation strategies can address fire safety, and that major renovation of buildings should be encouraged to take into account fire safety. This results...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Nov, 2018
Final conclusions are published of the “Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety” (Dame Judith Hackitt report), ordered by the UK Government following the Grenfell Tower fire (May 2017). The report concludes that “the current system of building...
