18. "We don't have it quite right." Modern fire loads (Feat. Chris Burst)

The Red Bucket

Shortly after the turn of the last century, the cellulosic fire time/temperature curve was developed to assess the performance and safety of building materials and passive fire resistive materials. It was the cutting edge for its time. But, according to Chris Burst, the composition and contents of our built environment today prove its time has run out.

Also in the episode, Toby isn’t sure he’s never seen a ghost, and Chris tells a bad joke.

This episode contains references to a three-part article series we recently published about modern fire loads. Read them here: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:07 – What we mean by "modern"
• 05:04 – Old, old standards
• 06:03 – Proliferation of rechargeable batteries
• 07:18 – Visualizing time/temperature curves
• 12:24 – These fires are harder to extinguish
• 15:24 – Structured parking complicates matters
• 20:26– Don't blame EVs
• 22:27– Similarities to tunnel fires
• 24:35– Leveraging existing alternatives
• 26:12– Ramifications of adopting code changes
• 30:53– Modern spaces require modern material safety testing
• 32:53– The four questions: Spooky Halloween edition

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