by mcwebmaster | Mar 7, 2022
Modelling study, funded by Kingspan, concludes tenability inside Grenfell flats was independent of insulating material. Kingspan is the manufacturer of one of the insulation cladding products which burnt in the Grenfell Tower fire. The three-part modelling study now...
by mcwebmaster | Mar 7, 2022
The European Coatings webforum showed how PIN FRs enable safe use in buildings of the renewable material, wood. The webinar, hosted by Katrin Vogt, European Coatings Journal, brought together nearly forty participants from leading companies across Europe
by mcwebmaster | Mar 7, 2022
Sebastian Moschel, Budenheim (pinfa member), underlined that use of wood in construction is growing at 3.2% per year, and is desirable both for environmental reasons (carbon sequestration) and for aesthetic qualities. PIN FR intumescent coatings can provide fire...
by mcwebmaster | Mar 7, 2022
Markus Wöhr, Sika Deutschland (soon to be a member of the Sherwin Williams group), explained that FR intumescent coatings combine a blowing agent, carbon source, catalyst, and a binder, and so generate a protective carbon char foam in case of fire. They can be...
by mcwebmaster | Mar 7, 2022
Fraunhofer WKI and DTNW Germany launch research into PIN FR intumescent coatings as safer alternative PIN FRs for wood surfaces in building construction. Wood is increasingly used, as a natural and sustainable construction material for buildings and because...
