Abstract
AbstractIn an attempt to evaluate the adequacy of building code requirements for selected classifications of non‐residential, commercial and residential wood buildings, researchers at Forintek Canada Corp. have examined Canadian and American fire loss statistics and compared fire losses for the selected classifications of wood buildings with those for similar buildings of non‐combustible construction. They have also examined causal factors associated with fires in those structures, extent of flame and smoke spread, ability of sprinkler systems and building construction to minimize fire losses, and outcomes of fire events. Because of the volume of information that was analysed, the results are being reported through three separate papers. This, the first, presents the ‘big picture’ with respect to fire losses in the selected classifications of non‐residential, commercial and residential structures, and discusses in detail fire losses for hotel/motel properties and care homes for the aged. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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