Fire models
Successful fire modelling is a specialist field that requires the correct choice and application of the modelling tool and careful selection of experiments to validate the design.
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Successful fire modelling is a specialist field that requires the correct choice and application of the modelling tool and careful selection of experiments to validate the design.
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.
Resolving firestopping compliance issues in existing buildings can be difficult. BRANZ research is helping bring consistency to the process of determining what is reasonable and practicable when undertaking building alterations.
BRANZ research investigating the impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on passive fire protection (PFP) has found awareness about the seismic performance of these important systems needs to be raised.
A BRANZ project found that over 10% of owner-occupied housing is at risk should a fire break out. Several things can be done to help fireproof homes, and most are reasonably low cost.
Although roof fire vents are used in New Zealand to remove smoke and heat from a building during a fire, there are currently no standards to ensure their ‘effectiveness’. a BRANZ research project aims to change this.
At present, it is unclear how people with disabilities cope when exiting a building in a fire. A current BRANZ research project is investigating the accessibility of emergency egress in commercial buildings to find answers.
Check out the latest news on B-RISK, an invaluable BRANZ tool for fire safety engineers.
A research project has investigated the time it takes for a common type of household fire to become established.
An on-going BRANZ and University of Canterbury research project will provide the tools necessary to keep New Zealand at the forefront of performance-based fire safety engineering.