Warringtonfire completes innovative smoke-control study for Flemish Government
Warringtonfire, a world leader in fire testing, inspection and certification services, has completed the second in a series of three studies at the request of the Flemish Government, that focus on the fire safety in residential care buildings. When asked…
Tenability criteria in unique situations and atypical buildings
Tenability criteria for smoke control system in public buildings has become relatively standard in the fire protection industry. Prisons and enclosed amusement rides are unique occupancies which have increasingly been provided with smoke control systems designed to maintain tenability. These…
The key challenges for fire systems in high-rise buildings
As we have seen across the Gulf and beyond recently fire alerts and, more disturbingly, actual fires in high-rise buildings are a worryingly common occurrence. These buildings create challenges and circumstances not found elsewhere in the built environment, being unique…