UN-ECE’s adoption of the International Fire Safety Standard – Common Principles is a major step for building fire safety. The new standard was developed by the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition (https://ifss-coalition.org/) and covers legislation, codes or...
A survey of over 830 architects in 8 EU countries shows the fire safety experts are involved in only 1/3 of building projects, varying from 25% in Poland to 69% in Germany. This is lower than the 45% of projects in which architects involve energy experts. Fire experts...
Report says fire performance should be integrated into sustainable building materials and design and more research is needed. Published by the US NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), the 155-page report notes that “green” construction design and installations,...
PV-Magazine raises concerns about fire safety standards for domestic and small scale solar panel PV systems. PV-Magazine (20th November 2020) underlines that safety requirements vary between countries and suggests that Australia’s standard is problematic, because it...
NIST study concludes that US 16 CFR Part 1633 (open flame resistance) already prevents 65 deaths per year, despite not all old mattresses from before this standard having been replaced. This mattress flammability standard was introduced in July 2007, replacing...
