fire, smoke

Standards

The level of detail needed to ensure fire safety in buildings is enormous. For this reason, the NBCC makes reference to hundreds of standards, some of which are codes in themselves,such as the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1.4. These standards, which ensure a minimum level of safety in specific technical areas, are generally developed by Canadian standards-writing organizations using committees balanced in a manner similar to those of the ACNBC. In Canada, the major standards-writing organizations in the area of fire are the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC), and the Canadian Gas Association (CGA). The standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are also used extensively in the fire safety field.

BFRL- Building and Fire Research Laboratory

"studies building materials; computer-integrated construction practices; fire science and fire safety engineering; and structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering... Meet the measurement and standards needs of the Building and Fire Safety communities."




Building Science Insights

A series of publications arising from a series of seminars offered by IRC: Institute for Research in Construction between 1982 and 1992. Each deals with a specific topic and provides scientific and technical information of a practical nature for construction professionals, on: Windows, roofs, walls, fire safety, noise transmission, sealants, coatings and protection systems, lighting, general.




IRC: Institute for Research in Construction

"Canada's research, building code development, and materials evaluation services, .. issues that have a large economic impact, assisting industry to innovate and develop technologies that are safe, durable and cost-effective. "

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Development and evaluation of aerosol generators for biological materials, by Willeke, K., Ulevicius, V., Reponen, T. and Grinshpun, S. A., 1996

refer to fire performance to EIFS

EIFS: Canadian Field Performance, by Posey, J. B. and Vlooswyk, J. A., 1996

refer to fire performance to EIFS

Exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS) : materials, properties, and performance, by Nelson, P.E. and Richard, E. K., 1996

fire statiscs'1987, standard discussion

Fire loss statistics and regulatory framework, by Richardson, J.K, 1987

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Flammability tests for regulation of building and construction materials, by Sumathipala, K., 2006

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Research: smoke management - malls, sprinklers and smoke, by Lougheed, G. D. and McCartney, C., 2002