Transcription of BRE FIRE CONFERENCE 2015
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Part of the BRE TrustBRE fire CONFERENCE 201511thJune 2015 Part of the BRE TrustExternal fire spread and building separation distancesBRE fire CONFERENCE 201511thJune 2015 Richard ChittyFire safety Team, BRE GlobalThe Great fire cities have had one or more Great FiresSee (list of several hundred examples!Common factors Narrow streets Combustible building materials Hazardous activities involving fires or combustible materials regulations not enforcedFire spread between buildings How much radiation leaves the burning building ? How much radiation is received by the adjacent building ? How much radiation is needed to ignite items on the adjacent building ?Measures to reduce fire spread between buildings during World War and charts were developed to find percentageof windows that need to be bricked up to prevent fire spread between buildingsBuilding Separation Requirements1950 onwards National building Studies continued to apply a scientific approach to understanding fire spread between buildings by thermal radiation.)
Current situation -Guidance –Guidance to the building regulations (Approved Document B, Fire safety) provides simple tables but refers to BRE Report BR187 ‘External fire …
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