- Author
- Su, J.
- Title
- Unprotected Plastic Pipe Sprinkler System Tested for Residential Use.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Journal
- Construction Innovation, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1-2, June 2003
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: [email protected] [FULL DOCUMENT IN PDF]: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/newsletter/v8no2/ sprinkler_e.html FOR Specific Questions CONTACT: Dr. Joseph Su at (613) 993-9616, fax (613) 954-0483, or e-mail [email protected]
- Keywords
- sprinkler systems | plastic pipes | residential buildings | sprinklers | experiments
- Identifiers
- Kemano experiments
- Abstract
- Working in the remote British Columbia village of Kemano, researchers in IRC's Fire Risk Management Program have tested a residential sprinkler system for its effectiveness in controlling fires in residential homes. This investigation was one of a series of experiments that IRC conducted in the deserted company town built by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. during the 1950s and donated to BC's Office of the Fire Commissioner for training and research.