Building Performance Awareness of Modern Construction during Fires
In a partnership with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), the American Wood Council (AWC) is updating its comprehensive web-based educational program developed to aid the fire service in learning more about modern construction components and the performance of these building materials during fires to create a safer operational environment for firefighters. These components include trusses, glue laminated beams, I-joists, structural composite lumber, structural insulated panels, and wood structural panels that are replacing dimensional lumber in many applications.
The update of this program will provide the latest information on modern construction technology and expand the current awareness level program to operations level.
The current program developed by a prior USFA/AWC partnership is available at the AWC Fire Service Resource Guides website. Included in the current program is FireFrame, an interactive tool on building construction for the fire service. It was developed with the assistance of several state and local fire training systems.
AWC is the national trade association representing most of the wood products produced in the United States. It acts as an international resource and clearinghouse for technical information and expertise on wood products. For this project partnership, AWC provides a significant and beneficial technical outreach on critical safety issues related to the performance of these products.
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