Posted on 09/16/2014 2:13:55 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Environmental scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a shocking and expensive discovery: eco-friendly buildings made of "sustainable" wood burn much more easily than eco-unfriendly ones made of stone, concrete, steel or glass.
They made their surprise discovery over the weekend when their new Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry burned to the ground in what local firemen claimed was the biggest blaze in over a decade.
The £15 million building had been erected according to the most rigorous environmental principles, made with a wooden frame and other "sustainable" materials, and powered with "renewable" energy, so that the structure could remain "carbon neutral" throughout its lifetime.
According to Nottingham's registrar Dr. Paul Greatrix this demonstrated the university's "commitment to sustainability in all its forms".
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Unjust read this to my firefighter husband. His reaction: “I’ve got some sustainable wood baby.” Lol!
It looks like the fire sustained itself nicely.
Not exactly. I've been doing fire restoration work for some decades. The most common fire cause is the kitchen fire, very often exactly what you describe. What burns is the cabinets and other fixtures, and the fire seldom spreads beyond the kitchen, though the smoke certainly does!
In most cases, the damage will be identical whether the frame is wood or block.
Funny.
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Guess they didn’t realize that canaries are highly susceptible to fumes and likely can’t be of much use in detecting a fire....
Or something like that.
Arghhh....almost have a funny thought going on this and can’t get to it.
Just have to wait and read what all the other smart people are saying.
“From the Free Throw Line...Swish!”...
Most excellent post.
This would make an excellent Monty Python sketch.
Looks like it did.
Talk to somebody in your local water dept. When the firefighters use alot ofwater, city workers have to go downstream and check for dead fish in the nearest creek....and report their findings of this ‘spill’ of treated water. This ‘spill’ or ‘overflow to the environment’ is a violation....for now our overlords will allow it....for now....
I’m dead serious.
Has the late ungreat murderer H. Rap Brown would say “Burn, Baby, Burn”.
In before the “In other news, water is wet” crack ... LOL
Well said! Wood frame houses can burn, but if built against fire hazards, won’t be as likely to burn. Besides firestops between first floor and above and other measures, concrete slab foundations can be helpful, too.
Problem is, many county jurisdictions in northern rural areas forbid frost-protected, shallow foundations (e.g., for installing PEX tubing for solar heating systems), and they forbid such designs without any good cause.
There are also compressed earth blocks, but the engineering/inspector racket stands in the way.
Perfectly well aware that codes and other regulations often don’t make a lot of sense.
I’m tired: Semi-news/Semi-satire, right?
eh...too tired to care
Flaming pan of oil is a dangerous thing even when sitting on the stove. Especially if a big rush of air shoots into the room.
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