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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
25.11.2019 Fire Safety at the heart of the CFC Tower in Casablanca Morocco has a 27-storey main office tower located on the Anfa financial site in Casablanca.Several actors of the project relied on the skills and expertise of Efectis to... Read more
3.7.2019 Dear customers, stakeholders and partners As I write to you, a fire has just occurred in Paris with three fatalities and twenty-seven injuries. Our thoughts go to the families of those concerned! During... Read more
3.7.2019 PV panels: are they sufficiently fireproof? The need for alternative energy is becoming increasingly urgent, so the market for photovoltaic (PV) elements is increasing too. The emergence of PV systems also gives rise to... Read more
3.7.2019 COFRAC accreditation for Efectis France Efectis France has applied for COFRAC accreditation for the development of the reaction to fire test. COFRAC accreditation makes it possible for labs to develop their skills and... Read more
3.7.2019 Efectis starts fire engineering activities in London Efectis is delighted to announce that its new London-based fire engineering site opened at the beginning of June. This site is responsible for handling Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) studies... Read more
17.5.2019 First Fire Test In Expandable Furnace We have carried out a fire resistance test of a 3.5 meter height glazed partition for the first time by using our new furnace. It allows us to... Read more
15.5.2019 Efectis - Leader in large scale fire tests Efectis has been a prominent partner in realizing fire tunnel tests by providing solutions for conducting tests and performing measurements. Understanding the thermal behaviour of concrete and fire... Read more
12.3.2019 Oxygen consumption calorimeters at Efectis Measurement of heat release rates with oxygen consumption calorimetry is widely used nowadays for several purposes, such as research, materials development, regulation compliance and fire safety engineering. This... Read more
12.3.2019 Facade approvals and fire safety simulations in high-rise buildings in Morocco: CFC Tower (Casablanca Finance City) In 2016, Morocco launched the construction of a 27-storey tower for the main use of offices (bank and corporate offices) at the heart of ANFA’s new financial hub.... Read more