C/AS1 and C/AS2 Protection from Fire. Section 5: Control of external fire spread

Fire Acceptable Solutions 101 Presented by BRANZ and the Fire Research Group, this series provides an introduction to building fire safety design using the Acceptable Solutions for Protection from Fire - C/AS1 and C/AS2. The webinars explain the general principles and concepts used in C/AS1 and C/AS2 and their application to simple low-rise buildings. Aimed at designers, architects, engineers, building control officers and others who wish to have a better understanding of fire design C/AS1 and C/AS2.

Description

Webinar 4 – C/AS1 and C/AS2 Protection from Fire. Section 5: Control of external fire spread

Colleen Wade (Director Fire Research Group) and Greg Baker (Fire engineer; Director Fire Research Group)

This fourth webinar in the series will provide an overview of the content and key concepts used in Section 5 of C/AS1 and C/AS2, for the control of external fire and smoke spread.

Relevant boundary
Horizontal fire spread from external walls
FRRs of external walls
Small openings and fire-resisting glazing
Table method for external walls
Horizontal fire spread roofs and open-sided buildings
Vertical fire spread
External cladding systems