Steel Appeal – Fire Dynamics Taming fire generally involves the removal of heat, writes Jane Embury, our marketing director. In most cases that means dousing it with water. That water, of course, comes from either the building’s own sprinkler system or the fire service. Without energy in the form of heat, the fire cannot heat […]
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Responsible people and fire safety
Not so long ago, fire safety was largely about common sense. Before modern fire and building regulations, responsibility for a building’s safety, and the safety of its occupants, depended largely on how seriously a building owner took that responsibility. Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, looks at how fire safety must be policed by responsible […]
Designers urged to specify glazing integration
Reliance on separate material testing Wrightstyle has been at the forefront of fire testing its assembles to EU, US and Asia Pacific standards, including live bomb testing, and says that some building designers are still relying too heavily on fire test certifications where the glass and framing systems have been tested independently. The company emphasises […]
