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Fire Safety of CLT and Mass Timber Buildings
The use of mass timber has been growing as developers strive for sustainable and efficient construction. With increased understanding of mass timber’s fire performance, expect to see more of these buildings.
By David Barber
July 13, 2018
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by David Barber
David Barber is a fire protection engineer and has been involved with research and design of timber structures for fire for more than 20 years, assisting with testing and development into new timber technologies, authoring fire safety design guides for construction, working with wood product suppliers and completing fire safety design for mid-rise and high-rise timber buildings. David assists architects, contractors and engineers with timber designs and is also working with timber product developers. He is a chartered professional engineer, sits on the board of directors for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and is a member of the National Fire Protection Association
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