On the 29th, KCC announced that it has signed a joint research and development agreement on fireproofing methods with Hyundai Steel, Hyundai Engineering, and the Korean Steel Structure Society to ...

Fighting fire with fungi is the aim of a new line of research led by Australian scientists. The goal is to replace toxic flame retardants currently used in building materials with biologically based ...

In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building’s important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is ...

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The photo made a splash on social media: General Sherman, the majestic 2,000-year-old Californian sequoia tree with a 36-foot circumference, its craggy trunk shining with silvery aluminum foil wrapped ...

A fire that may have smoldered for hours in a $3 million house on Friday morning was contained by fireproofing methods and quickly extinguished.Although a large hole was burned in the floor of the ...