Impacts of Oxygen Deprivation and Noxious Gas Circulation During Fire Development in Energy Efficient Homes
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Purpose:
Fires in single family homes contribute the highest incidence of fire-related fatalities in B.C. and Canada. There is limited information on the evolution and circulation of toxic fire gases that result from burning homes. These gases may be exasperated by airtightness in energy efficient homes. This study sets out to examine this question.
Impact:
This research project improves our understanding of the differences in how fire behaves when ventilation is limited versus ventilated fires.Theme:
Category:
Building Science Reports
Published:
9/14/2023
Partners:
University of Waterloo
Audience:
architects, homebuilders, developers, government, residential construction industry, researchers
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