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15.7.2020 PFPNet Technical subcommittee for fire protection in tunnels The new PFPNet Technical Subcommittee for fire protection in tunnels recently held its first formal online meeting since the initial meeting in January, to assess the interest and... Read more

2.3.2020 Wildland Urban Interface: vulnerability diagnostics on buildings Efectis is offering an innovative approach to assess building vulnerability when facing forest, grassland or agricultural fires: it has been developed and applied in different fire-prone regions in... Read more

2.3.2020 Fire Resistance Tests of Elevator Landing Doors Fire Resistance Tests of Elevator Landing Doors A further fire resistance test has been successfully carried out for our valued customer Otis Elevator Company (Russia) in our furnace according to... Read more

1.3.2020 Ignition-limiting oxygen threshold testing Hypoxic fire prevention systems provide a mean of inhibiting the development of flaming fires and thus preventing fires from causing significant damage. They differ from fire-extinguishing systems in... Read more

30.1.2020 The International Fire Safety Standards for fire safety in buildings The International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) coalition is a group of professional and not-for-profit organisations responsible for researching, developing, publicising and implementing IFSS globally for the construction and real-estate... Read more

25.11.2019 News from the board Dear reader, The construction sector is changing significantly. More and more risks concerning the built environment are being discussed, legislations amended, and requirements tightened. In the Netherlands a... Read more

25.11.2019 Full-scale fire tests for assessment of high-pressure water mist system for data centre protection This summer Efectis conducted a full-scale fire test campaign to assess a high-pressure water mist system developed by the company MARIOFF France for use in data centres. A... Read more

25.11.2019 New equipment on reaction to fire according to EN ISO 1716 at Efectis Netherlands As mentioned before, the determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) is now in operation. The test method is part of the EN 13501-1 to realise... Read more

25.11.2019 Efectis Era Avrasya - Allianz cooperation: Allianz Teknik Earthquake fire Test and Training Center Allianz Teknik Earthquake and Fire Testing and Training Center started operating on 15 October 2019 at the Turkish-German University campus in Beykoz, Istanbul. Efectis Era Avrasya provided the... Read more

25.11.2019 New French legislation for building refurbishments The Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 has raised government awareness beyond the borders of the UK. To avoid a similar situation in France, the French government decided... Read more

25.11.2019 Fire investigation To find the cause of a fire is a challenging task. Fire destroys evidence and firefighting efforts may disturb the remaining evidence. Sometimes, locating the area of origin... Read more

25.11.2019 In-situ smoke tests: a supplementary tool to evaluate safety level With its great experience in fire safety laboratories, Efectis has conducted in-situ smoke tests for several years through its OutLabs & Ventilation team. The purpose of these tests... Read more