Explore fire evacuation strategies, the importance of multiple exits, and the NBC proposal for single exits in residential buildings.
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Fire, safety, and emergency management company National Life Safety Group (NLSG) has launched a new residential training program for Ontario, which has received accreditation from the Canadian branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers...
On April 15, the world watched as the Notre-Dame in Paris, constructed eight centuries ago, nearly saw its end in the historic fire that devoured its roofs. Now, Belgian ecological architecture firm Vincent Callebaut...
The International Fire Safety Standards Coalition is committed to developing a shared set of standards for fire safety in buildings.
As we move toward taller timber buildings, fire and acoustics considerations for dwelling units above dwelling units is increasingly important. This article shares the results of National Research Council of Canada testing of various...
A presentation on “Mass Timber Framing and the Building Code” by Andrew Harmsworth (GHL Consultants) will be conducted during a CSC Vancouver Chapter meeting on April 12, held at Sandman Hotel from 11:30 a.m....
The new Women’s Hospital in Winnipeg is part of the city’s Health Sciences Centre, the area’s largest hospital, which also serves residents of northwest Ontario and Nunavut. Construction on the hospital began in 2011,...