There’s nothing like watching a room flash over to make you realize how quickly a fire can turn deadly. As a young engineer at the Danish Institute of Fire Technology, I had many opportunities to witness this firsthand; I often…
The Sustainable Construction Revolution
Creating more resilient buildings is a watchword in the construction industry. Organisations including the influential Rockefeller Foundation are taking a lead in the debate around how we create cities for the future that can cope with climate change and consume…
Why do we continue to be complacent about cooking fires?
84Understandably, large disasters with a significant number of casualties usually receive the most attention from media and researchers. When those events occur, researchers mobilize to find out what went wrong and why, so that codes and standards, if necessary, can…