Fire-barrier requirements in above-ceiling spaces have been relaxed in the new Building Regulations. Anthony Ferguson explains why, and looks at the computer modelling involved.
It is a well-documented fact that the major cause of death in a fire is due to inhalation of hot toxic smoke. The control and effective removal of smoke from a burning building- especially in the vital first minutes, when personnel are being evacuated - has therefore become the central component of every fire protection scheme, writes Jim Wild, Woods' product application manager.
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