- Author
- Earls, A. R.
- Title
- Lightweight Construction.
- Journal
- NFPA Journal, Vol. 103, No. 4, 38-45, July/August 2009
- Keywords
- construction | wood | lumber | wooden structures | residential buildings | basements | fire fighters | death | fire departments | structures | sprinklers | home fires | fire codes | building codes | NFPA 1 | NFPA 101 | NFPA 5000 | building construction | structural failure | building collapse
- Identifiers
- what happens when lightweight construction meets fire; relationship between fire and engineered wood construction assemblies; lightweight wood I-joists; structural collapse; "engineered lumber"; UL study: "Report on Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions"; NRC study: "Fire Performance of Houses: Phase I Study of Unprotected Floor Assemblies in Basement Fire Scenarios"