by mcwebmaster | Apr 4, 2023
Fire safety needs a competence and responsibility restart in the UK to address green building and new energy fire risks. 50 building and fire experts discussed how construction techniques are changing, leading to a need for fire regulations which allow innovation...
by mcwebmaster | Apr 4, 2023
Rapid fire spread up nine floors of a high-rise building, Kenwood, Chicago, 25 Jan. 2023, killing one and injuring nine. The fire is indicated to have been started by smoking materials igniting combustibles in a bedroom. The fire spread rapidly upwards from the 15th...
by mcwebmaster | Apr 4, 2023
PIN mineral salts and water-borne epoxy were used to fire safety treat wood, reducing flammability and fire gas toxicity. Fire safety is critical to enable use of wood as a renewable carbon-sink material for green building. PIN mineral salts, with good environment...
by mcwebmaster | Mar 8, 2023
Major international report proposes cost-benefit methodology for building fire protection measures with five case studies. The 125-page report was commissioned by the US NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Research Foundation and carried out by Ghent...
by mcwebmaster | Jan 30, 2023
Input to the CPR revision says fire performance should be a key performance indicator for building sustainability. The European Association for Passive Fire Protection (EAPFP) welcomes the proposed revised legislative text for the Construction Products Regulation...
