Fire resistance
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Fire safe use of timber
Evaluating fire safety of mass timber construction and fire spread over partial timber linings.
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Fire resistance reliability
Taking a risk-informed approach to fire resistance regulatory settings.
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Fire performance of hollowcore floors
Investigating system effects on hollowcore floor performance in fire.
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Firestopping
Real-world firestopping installation practices, risks, and performance.
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Fire following an earthquake
Seismic action can compromise fire safety systems. BRANZ has conducted research into the effects of earthquakes on passive fire systems and their subsequent expected performance in fire.
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Fire spread
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External fire spread
Fire exposures that may be expected on building exteriors.
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B-RISK design fire tool
A risk-informed computer zone fire model.
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Combustible façade fire safety
Evaluating combustible material contribution to fire spread in building façade systems.
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Fire safe use of timber
Evaluating fire safety of mass timber construction and fire spread over partial timber linings.
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Lithium ion batteries
Investigating fire safety challenges with the adoption of lithium ion batteries into the built environment.
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Emergency egress
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Research utilising virtual reality (Luke de Schot – UC PhD student)
A bottom-up approach to understanding crowd movement behaviour.
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Indoor pollutants in buildings exposed to fire
Quantifying expected toxic products in indoor environments following fire.
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