Fire-resistance rated wall assemblies are relied upon to help provide safety to people and property from fire, combustible products, and similar hazards. In order to provide the anticipated hourly ...
The Fire Protection Association (FPA) has become UKAS accredited to perform fire resistance testing, following expansion of its testing facilities with the addition of two fire resistance test ...
Cross-laminated timber panels consist of layers of solid-sawn lumber at right angles to each other, bonded with structural adhesive. Mass-timber-structure enthusiasts are calling results of recent ...
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reported that results from a series of four fire resistance tests conducted this month on composite concrete-steel ...
Firefighters and fire chiefs: Forget everything you know about wood construction. Tall wood buildings (TWB)—or more accurately tall mass timber buildings—are not the conventional, lightweight wood, ...
On March 16, 2026, at the Japan PV EXPO, JinkoSolar globally launched its Five-Star Fire-Resistant Modules, meeting the world’s most stringent fire safety requirements and the highest fire resistance ...
Expected to be the largest built environment product testing facilities in the UK when it opens in 2025, Warringtonfire has announced its plans to open a new $30 million fire testing and certification ...