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Fire Testing for Façades
The façade of a building is an architectural feature with functionality. Along with the function of...
Exterior Wall Flammability: Fire Safety & Façade Designs
Façade is one of the most susceptible elements of building design. The majority of the population, ...
Fire Rating of Glass Façades A Review of Applicability & Codal recommendations
The façade is a derivative of the French word, ’façade’ which means "frontage" or "face”. In...
Catastrophic Exterior Wall Fires in Highrise Buildings
Horrific fires involving the exterior walls of high-rise buildings have fueled debate over how to be...
Why is Fire Safety Such a Big Deal In High-Rise Buildings?
Reena Mukerjee looked up in horror at the smoke billowing from the 27th floor of the building which ...
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Façade Designing and Material Selection for Fire-Safe Buildings
Façade designs and materials have been improvised in the past years to meet the fire safety regulat...
“The Most Significant Impact on Building Fire Safety in the Façade Design is the Potential to Breach Compartmentation”
What are the impacts of façade design on the fire safety of buildings? There are quite a few imp...
“We have a Full Range of Fire Protection Solutions for Structural and Penetration Fire Stopping”
In a conversation with Window & Façade Magazine, Leigh talked about Tremco’s product range, t...
Fire Safety – The British Cladding Fire Test Gets Revised
The Grenfell Tragedy in 2017 which shook the United Kingdom and the world brought the spotlight on t...
Firestops: a passive Route to Safety is on the Rise
Tall buildings continue to play a significant role in meeting our housing and workspace needs with h...
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Façade Fire Safety Objectives, Challenges, and Way Forward
In the last decade or so, rapid urbanisation has been witnessed throughout the world, thereby pushin...
Fire Safety Glass : Clearing Up your View with Fire-Rated Frames
As modern buildings continue to rise around the Middle East, the increasing presence of glass is har...
Fire Safety of Façades, A Clear Difference
The terms “combustible”, “non-combustible” and “limited-combustibility” are frequently r...
