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Smart Fire-Safe Buildings – Using building sensors to improve fire protection.
In today’s building landscape, what is called “smart buildings” is something that has become increasingly common. The definition varies somewhat, but in most cases it is about buildings being constructed with technology that monitors the building in various ways with the aim of increasing the building’s performance in terms of comfort, sustainability, energy efficiency, etc …
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Cost-effective method to estimate fire protection treatment status on existing facades
Wood is a climate-smart building material that can reduce carbon emissions, but it is also flammable and therefore requires special fire safety. Fire protection treatment can reduce the risk of fire spreading and make it possible to have more visible wood in buildings …
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Will the most damaging vegetation fires increase in a future climate?
In large parts of northern and eastern Europe, spring fires in last year’s grass on open ground account for an even larger proportion of fires. Although these rapid, but usually smaller, fires receive less media coverage, research shows that they are responsible for most damage to people and buildings …
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Insatsstöd för räddningstjänst – bränder i batterier (en translation)
Batterienergilagringssystem installeras idag i allt från bostäder till större anläggningar. I takt med fler installationer ökar också risken för bränder som involverar dessa system. Hittills har minst 60 batteribränder i bostäder rapporterats globalt, och antalet ökar. Litiumjonbatterier kan vid brand avge giftiga gaser och vara svåra att släcka …
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Battery energy storage in lithium-ion batteries – Impact assessment of explosion and spread of toxic combustion products
In a sustainable society, new solutions are constantly being developed to produce and store energy reliably. The increasing power demand and the growing share of renewable energy have led the market to rapidly develop new systems, but the rapid pace also brings challenges, especially when it comes to fire safety …
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DSR – Digital Support for the Fire and Rescue Services
The project constitutes a preliminary study regarding the development of digital support tools for the fire and rescue services. This support may also include AI-based solutions …
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Spontaneous Interventions in Residential Fires
Previous research on the effectiveness of the emergency services has shown that ordinary citizens often play an important role when it comes to detecting crises and alerting or assisting with evacuation …
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Design rules for battery fire safety in dwellings
The introduction of batteries in homes brings new risks of fire and toxic gases. A thorough understanding of these risks through experimental studies and simulations is necessary to develop effective measures and design guidelines …
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Trust and risk: The role and relationship of the individual and civil society in fire prevention work
The fire damage prevention work is structured as a collaboration between various social actors, individuals and local and civil societies. A prerequisite for successful cooperation is that the various actors carry out their fair share – and that there is trust that the other actors will carry out theirs …
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Older unclassified doors in fire compartment boundary
The requirement in the building regulations for fire-rated apartment doors came in 1960, for 15 minutes of fire. When inspecting apartment buildings built in 1940-1959, SÄRF relatively often encounters original doors to the apartments …
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Learning from wildfire experience in Australia
Future climate conditions are expected to extend the fire seasons in Sweden and increase the occurrence of severe droughts. This will heighten society’s vulnerability to forest fires, which in turn requires climate adaptation strategies for a variety of stakeholders, e.g. the general public, property owners, municipalities, and landowners …
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