Further underlined the need for data on changing fire risks with green buildings. Data is not keeping up with the implementation of new technologies, green materials, façade insulation, photovoltaics, energy storage, etc. Developments in green buildings need to take...
Keeping people safe is critical for all buildings. She calls for wide value chain cooperation to integrate sustainable construction and fire safety, engaging design engineers and architects, materials suppliers, the construction industry, as well as researchers and...
Industry wants European standards, to facilitate placing on the market and to ensure demanding levels of fire safety. The EU has regulatory tools which can support this, in particular the Construction Products Directive and the Energy Performance in Buildings...
A Fire Safety Journal article and a thesis from Oregon State University find little existing science and identifies research and data gaps. Of nearly 100 publications identified, most concern research methodology, pollutions following exceptional fire events or...
New report analyses emissions from fires, susceptible to have health or environmental impacts, with an Emission Factor database for 90 materials. The US NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) report, and downloadable Excel data base (see links below) follows...
