Konrad Wilkens Flecknoe-Brown, DBI (Danish Institute of Fire & Security Technology), presented fire tests of polyurethane slabs (1.2m x 0.6m x 50mm), showing that flame spread, time to peak heat release, and peak heat release rate are all very variable and...
Brian Lattimer, Jensen Hughes (now with Virginia Tech), USA, summarised challenges for fire safety requirements in railways in the USA. The USA, in NFPA130 and 49CFR238.103, currently specifies the radiant panel test and accepts higher heat emissions, whereas the EU...
Presentations noted the strong growth potential of wood-based materials, as a sustainable and ‘desirable’ construction material, but also the specific fire safety challenges to address. Colleen Wade, Branz Ltd, New Zealand, noted that wood structure construction is in...
Patrick Van Hees, Lund University, underlined that fire safety is increasingly complex, with new materials and evolving building design, so that reliance on past fire scenarios is inadequate. Fire safety be based on a holistic approach, taking into account building...
The European Commission has opened a tender, to 8th November 2019 (16h), to finalise the European harmonised fire test (“alternative method” of assessment) for building façade products. The service provider should include an inter-laboratory ‘round robin’ test...
