We are just over a month away from NFPA's Annual Conference in Chicago. An important part of the Foundation mission is communication of our research and the NFPA Conference provides a great venue for this. There will be twenty sessions highlighting Foundation research including: Flammability Characterization of Lithium Ion Batteries... Continue reading

In 2010, the Foundation conducted a high hazard warehouse concept design challenge, where six leading engineering firms presented innovative concepts for protection of a high bay warehouse with a challenging commodity. The result was the generation of new ideas to address this challenge. Since then, the Foundation has continued to... Continue reading

Many combustible materials are used today in commercial wall assemblies to improve energy performance, reduce water and air infiltration, and allow for aesthetic design flexibility. These assemblies include Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS), metal composite claddings, high-pressure laminates, and weather-resistive barriers (WRB). The combustibility of the assembly components directly impacts... Continue reading

The Foundation has initiated two projects whose focus is on the impact of green technology on fire safety. The first, on high rise timber structures, will explore this emerging global construction technique and available data on fire safety considerations. Recent architectural trends include the design and construction of increasingly tall... Continue reading

The Foundation’s Fire Safety Design and Sustainable Buildings Symposium kicked off this morning with a keynote presentation by Gordon Gill, Partner of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Mr. Gill presented numerous case studies of both buildings and design studies that feature new and innovative sustainable design elements and concepts... Continue reading