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Passive Fire Protection in existing buildings
Risk based, practical and collaborative methodology for remedying passive fire defects. This methodology includes working with the Building
Danilo Macedo
May 23, 20253 min read
Planning your Passive Fire Protection Inspections
from our Director and Senior Fire Engineer - Rob Holland Some tips for IQPs and Building owners to effectively prioritise your regular Passive Fire Protection inspections In an earlier Passive Fire Protection LinkedIN post, I raised a question: How is it that buildings subject to annual BWOF inspections can continue to have massive, life threatening passive fire Protection issues? From the many buildings I've inspected in my career as a fire engineer, it has become evident to
Rob Holland
Apr 30, 20244 min read
Passive Fire Protection Qualifications in New Zealand
Formal Passive Fire Protection qualifications available that are recognised by NZQA
Danilo Macedo
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Passive Fire Protection: How to find the fire separations?
In my last Passive Fire Protection LinkedIN post, I raised a question: How is it that buildings subject to annual BWOF inspections can continue to have massive, life threatening passive fire Protection issues? Well, after talking to a lot of IQPs over the last several months about the challenges they face in this area, I was a little shocked to learn that commonly they turn up to a building and just don’t know where all the fire separations are and so don't know where they sh
Rob Holland
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Passive Fire Protection Products: Where to find them?
There are numerous manufacturers of Passive Fire Products worldwide, however, not all of them are available in New Zealand, and even...
Danilo Macedo
Nov 23, 20236 min read
Fire Safety Design: Is an 'Acceptable Solution' design always fire safe?
'Acceptable Solutions' or 'Deemed to Satisfy' documents are extremely useful for completing a fire safety design - but for some...
Rob Holland
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Passive Fire Protection Training for Property Managers
To answer many Property Manager questions, we created a FREE training session, "Passive Fire Protection for Property Managers"
Danilo Macedo
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Fire Safety Design: How can a Fire Engineer support FENZ?
By Danilo Macedo As part of our Continued Professional Development (CPD) we are encouraged to take part in the hands on course - "Fire...
Danilo Macedo
Jul 21, 20234 min read
YES, you CAN use Pink Foam in your Passive Fire Project!
But we usually don't recommend it. Continue reading to understand the real issue with Fire-rated foams, when you can use them, and why....
Danilo Macedo
Jul 7, 20233 min read
Flood restoration: Do I need consent or a Fire Engineer?
Understanding the need for Consent of a flood-damaged building.
Rob Holland
Apr 26, 20234 min read
Fire Engineering: Fire Growth
Size of the Fire Before we discuss fire growth, it is important to understand how we define the size of a fire. Combustion generates...
Danilo Macedo
Apr 18, 20237 min read
Fire Engineering: Understanding Fire Protection
Principles of Fire Science For eons, humans have been familiar with fire, and most of us still use it daily, perhaps our familiarity...
Danilo Macedo
Apr 18, 20233 min read
Fire Engineering: Heat and its consequences during Fire
Heat exposure is one of the tenability criteria assessed during a fire design, given the many adverse affects it can have on the human...
Danilo Macedo
Apr 18, 20233 min read
Fire Engineering: Class of Fire and Fire Extinguishers
Class of Fires: As explained in another article , a fire can be extinguished by breaking the fire triangle (smothering, starving or...
Danilo Macedo
Apr 18, 20236 min read
What is a Passive Fire Consultant?
A Passive Fire Protection Consultant, also called a Passive Fire Engineer or a Passive Fire Specialist, is a person that holds an extended amount of knowledge regarding Passive Fire Solutions and systems and their requirements. An independent Passive Fire Consultant provides the best advice to the client without conflicting interests such as representing a particular manufacturer of products. Further, a Chartered Passive Fire Professional Engineer is an experienced engineer w
Danilo Macedo
Mar 14, 20234 min read
Fire Safety Design: What Are Smoke Separations?
The basic principle behind passive fire protection is compartmentation. This compartmentation is mainly achieved through fire...
Danilo Macedo
Feb 10, 20234 min read
Fire Engineering: Smoke Properties and Intoxication
Smoke Development As the old saying goes: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! In our case, as our focus is the study of fire, we could...
Danilo Macedo
Feb 10, 20234 min read
New Zealand Construction Legislation
According to the Cambridge dictionary, compliance means: · “The act of obeying an order, rule, or request”. · “The fact of obeying a particular law or rule, or of acting according to an agreement”. We hear and deal with compliance daily, and most people understand that to be compliant means that you are following the law by achieving specific requirements. But which law? And specifically for the construction industry, how is the legislation structured? The Building Act 2004
Danilo Macedo
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Fire Safety Design: What are Fire Separations?
The basic principle behind passive fire protection is compartmentation. This compartmentation is achieved through fire separations and firecells. Some short definitions can be found in the Building code: Firecells are any space, including a group of contiguous spaces on the same or different levels within a building, which is enclosed by any combination of fire separations, external walls, roofs, and floors. Floors, in this context, include ground floors and those in which th
Danilo Macedo
Feb 10, 20232 min read
What are the Important Aspects of Passive Fire Protection?
New passive fire protection products become available all the time, so users must keep up with the latest developments to see how they may be able to include them in their work. When selecting a passive Fire Protection system, in all cases, the manufacturer’s specifications must be followed. However, when discussing your situation, some simple questions are going to be raised by the manufacturer. Without answering these questions, you might not have a satisfactory answer or
Danilo Macedo
Feb 10, 20233 min read
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