When designing buildings, selecting building products or assessing and completing the construction projects, you will notice that certain terminology is used repeatedly. These include fire resistance, fire rated, fire hazard, combustible, non-combustible, fire-grade and fire-retardant. It is very easy to use these terms, but it is also easy to confuse and incorrectly interchange them and hence specify the incorrect material property.
In this session Christina Knorr will talk about combustibility, how it is determined and how it relates to compliance with the Building Code of Australia. She will discuss various materials and products used in building construction and how to assess their combustibility and fire resistance and fire hazard properties to ensure buildings are compliant and reduce the risk of fire to protect people and property.
