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

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 Find out more at

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18. "We don't have it quite right." Modern fire loads (Feat. Chris Burst) is an episode from Carboline Tech Service Podcast by Paul Atzemis, Jack Walker.

This episode is 00:38:56 long.

This episode was published on Oct 11, 2024.

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