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Reducing Fire Risk at the Perimeter of High-Rise Structures, 2024
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- Slide 2: Reducing Fire Risk at the Perimeter of High-Rise Structures
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- Slide 4: How to Use This Online Learning Course
- Slide 5: Purpose and Learning Objectives
- Slide 6: Contents
- Slide 7: FIRE CONTAINMENT
- Slide 8: Why Is Fire Containment Important?
- Slide 9: Why Taller Buildings Present Unique Problems When It Comes to Protecting Occupants
- Slide 10: Strategies for Protecting Building Occupants
- Slide 11: Strategies for Protecting Building Occupants
- Slide 12: High-Rise Building Facades: Curtain Wall Systems
- Slide 13: High-Rise Building Facades: Exterior CI Systems
- Slide 14: Merging Systems
- Slide 15: How a Fire Spreads at the Perimeter: Interior/Leapfrog
- Slide 16: How a Fire Spreads at the Perimeter: Interior/Leapfrog
- Slide 17: HIGH-RISE FIRE CASE STUDIES
- Slide 18: Windsor Tower, Madrid, Spain
- Slide 19: Parque Central, Caracas, Venezuela
- Slide 20: First Interstate Tower, Los Angeles, California
- Slide 21: First Interstate Tower, Los Angeles, California
- Slide 22: Marina Torch Tower, Dubai, UAE
- Slide 23: Marina Torch Tower, Dubai, UAE
- Slide 24: Grenfell Tower, London, England
- Slide 25: Grenfell Tower, London, England
- Slide 26: Review Question
- Slide 27: Answer
- Slide 28: TESTING, BUILDING CODES, AND PERIMETER FIRE CONTAINMENT
- Slide 29: ASTM E2307
- Slide 30: Conducting the NFPA 285 Test
- Slide 31: Conducting the NFPA 285 Test
- Slide 32: Building Codes: Exterior Curtain Wall/Floor Intersection
- Slide 33: Building Codes: Canada
- Slide 34: Building Codes: Canada
- Slide 35: Behavior of Curtain Wall Materials Exposed to Fire
- Slide 36: Behavior of Curtain Wall Materials Exposed to Fire
- Slide 37: Perimeter Fire Containment: Basic Design Principles
- Slide 38: Perimeter Fire Containment: Basic Design Principles
- Slide 39: Perimeter Fire Containment: Basic Design Principles
- Slide 40: Review Question
- Slide 41: Answer
- Slide 42: COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
- Slide 43: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 44: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 45: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 46: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 47: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 48: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 49: Misconception #1: Mineral Wool Is Mineral Wool
- Slide 50: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 51: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 52: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 53: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 54: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 55: Misconception #2: ASTM E119 Exception Can Be Used in Lieu of E2307 Tested Systems
- Slide 56: Misconception #3: Steel Back Pans Provide the Safest, Most Robust Perimeter Fire Containment Systems
- Slide 57: Misconception #3: Steel Back Pans Provide the Safest, Most Robust Perimeter Fire Containment Systems
- Slide 58: Misconception #3: Steel Back Pans Provide the Safest, Most Robust Perimeter Fire Containment Systems
- Slide 59: Misconception #3: Steel Back Pans Provide the Safest, Most Robust Perimeter Fire Containment Systems
- Slide 60: Properly Protected Back Pan System
- Slide 61: Misconception #4: Vertical Mullion Protection Is Not Necessary
- Slide 62: Misconception #4: Vertical Mullion Protection Is Not Necessary
- Slide 63: Misconception #4: Vertical Mullion Protection Is Not Necessary
- Slide 64: Misconception #5: Fire Performance of Exterior Facade Panels Is Not Critical for Perimeter Fire Containment
- Slide 65: Misconception #5: Fire Performance of Exterior Facade Panels Is Not Critical for Perimeter Fire Containment
- Slide 66: Review Question
- Slide 67: Answer
- Slide 68: SUMMARY
- Slide 69: Summary
- Slide 70: Thank You [Go to Page]