Performance of Combustible Façade Systems Used in Green Building Technologies Under Fire

1. Introduction

a. Use of fa蓷de systems in buildings across the world

b. Concerns about fire safety of fa蓷de systems (discussion of fa蓷de fire incidents)

c. Use of fa蓷de systems in different climatic conditions

d. Use of fa蓷de systems in India along with fires involving facades in India

2. Aspects of design of fa蓷de systems

a. Types of fa蓷de systems

b. Main parameters considered for design

c. Combustible vs. non-combustible fa蓷de systems

d. Functional requirements of fa蓷de systems (wind, rain, fire, energy)

e. Cladding and fire-stop

3. Materials used in combustible fa蓷de systems and their properties (thermal and fire properties - such as conductivity, heat release rate, toxicity of gases of combustion)

a. Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP)

b. Fiberboards (MDF)

c. Aluminium (frames)

d. Thermal insulations - polymer based insulation systems used beneath exterior cladding

4. Component vs. system-level performance

a. Existing testing methods

i. Component level

ii. Intermediate level

iii. System level

b. Limitations of existing methods and need for full-scale test setups

c. Development of full-scale real fire fa蓷de testing facility at IITGN

i. Genesis