Fire safe buildings

Fire safe buildings

The goal of this Work Package is to obtain knowledge on how to prevent the initiation, development and spread of fire in buildings with a focus on new, and new applications of, construction materials and products, and buildings with timber structures. Fire safety measures for photovoltaic (PV) energy systems installed on the buildings will also be developed. Both new, existing, and cultural heritage buildings will be part of the research.

Project 3.1 - Fire performance of products and constructions

Study how fire development in buildings is affected by the fire properties of construction products and by how the products are assembled in the construction. This includes fire experiments and analysis with a particular focus on sustainability, i.e., the use of materials with a low carbon footprint and the reuse of construction products.

 

Project 3.2 - Timber structures

Increase the knowledge on fire safe use of timber structures in large buildings to better understand the effect of the timber structure on all phases of fire development (incipient, growth, fully developed and decay), and to enable efficient and practical solutions to meet fire safety requirements.

 

Project 3.3 - Existing and cultural heritage buildings

Describe solutions to how fire safety can be improved in existing buildings, and how we can safeguard our cultural heritage buildings from fire. 

Project 3.4 - Photovoltaic energy systems

Expand the knowledge on the fire risks introduced by PV installations on buildings in a holistic perspective where also the building constructions are considered. Develop recommendations for PV system design to meet the required fire safety level, including how fire risks introduced by installation of photovoltaic energy systems on existing buildings can be mitigated. 

Contact:

Kathinka Leikanger Friquin, SINTEF Community
kathinka.friquin@sintef.no