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Research paper thumbnail of The Potential Fire Risks of High Rise Construction Illustrated by the recent fires in Dubai

The fire that occurred at the Address-Downtown, Dubai, on New Year's Eve was not the first fire t... more The fire that occurred at the Address-Downtown, Dubai, on New Year's Eve was not the first fire to be associated with the poor fire resistance of the external cladding. This fire not only highlighted the dangerous use of non-code materials but the dangerous and life threatening rapid fire spread it caused up the outside of the building. This is a report into the reasons and causes for this issue and possible solutions by a team of Fire Consultants with many years of expertise in this area.

Research paper thumbnail of The Potential Fire Risks of High Rise Construction Illustrated by the recent fires in Dubai

The fire that occurred at the Address-Downtown, Dubai, on New Year's Eve was not the first fire t... more The fire that occurred at the Address-Downtown, Dubai, on New Year's Eve was not the first fire to be associated with the poor fire resistance of the external cladding. This fire not only highlighted the dangerous use of non-code materials but the dangerous and life threatening rapid fire spread it caused up the outside of the building. This is a report into the reasons and causes for this issue and possible solutions by a team of Fire Consultants with many years of expertise in this area.

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