Fire behaviour of modern façade materials – Understanding the Grenfell Tower fire

•First report relating fire properties of construction products to the Grenfell fire.•Flammability increases by factors of 10 to 100 from best to worst products.•Smoke toxicity 15 times greater for polyisocyanurate insulation than mineral wool.•Novel fire growth mechanism shows flaming polyethene dr...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2019-04, Vol.368, p.115-123
Main Authors: McKenna, Sean T., Jones, Nicola, Peck, Gabrielle, Dickens, Kathryn, Pawelec, Weronika, Oradei, Stefano, Harris, Stephen, Stec, Anna A., Hull, T. Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building
burning
Fire
fire spread
foams
heat
insulating materials
Insulation
phenolic compounds
polyethylene
Polymer
synthetic fibers
Toxicity
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