Limiting fire spread
Fire research led by BRANZ is studying the best design approach for stopping fire spread in buildings. It’s part of a project to keep people safe and to reduce property damage.
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Fire research led by BRANZ is studying the best design approach for stopping fire spread in buildings. It’s part of a project to keep people safe and to reduce property damage.
The New Zealand Fire Service keeps a close eye on emerging fire risk and has identified some building products and practices that are potentially dangerous and should be avoided.
To date, structural fire design has been largely based on extreme fire scenarios. Now, the University of Canterbury is investigating using probabilistic assessment to improve building performance during fires.