FM Global Research Campus at Rhode Iceland, USA full scale fire tests that the automatic sprinkler system demonstrated reduction of air and water pollution released into the environment and building fires requires reducing the amount of the consumption of water to fight a fire. The first research of its kind, was as a partnership between the commercial property insurer FM Global and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition led.

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greenhouse gases from the burning of buildings be reduced by 98 percent when automatic sprinklers are installed, according to a groundbreaking study joint text, released today by FM Global, one of the world’s largest insurer of commercial property, Non-Profit, and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC). Research results also show that only one fire in a building, the typical advantages of the environment unprotected “green” construction predominate.

The study, at FM Global Research Campus in West Glocester, RI, USA, was conducted, has tried to determine and assess the environmental impact of fires and to establish the effectiveness of preventive measures on their impact on the environmental problems of increasing global importance minimized. The 1600 acre US5 million research campus is one of the largest fires, innovative and natural hazards research and testing centers worldwide.


The researchers built two identical rooms

represent a part owner or entrepreneur can relate. One of the areas protected by a sprinkler system and lights a fire in every room. Consequently, scientists have also discovered that the sprinkler heads:

damaged by fire, reduced to 97 percent;
Reduce consumption of water for fighting a fire at home by over 90 percent and
Reduce the amount of water released into the environment. has led

“For most of its 175 years in business, scientific research on FM Global Brand Solutions, the organizations to protect their assets and operations to development,” said Dr. Louis Gritzo, vice president and research director at FM Global. “Sprinklers do the same, regardless of the nature of the building, and now we see clearly that they not only avoid, deny the devastating effects of fires, but also the significant environmental risks. This is particularly important as to create more business to build energy-efficient equipment and to seek friendly environment. “

According to Gary Keith, HFSC Chairman, when sprinklers activate the heat, flames and smoke from a fire-control system to reduce effectively the products of combustion. “Will increase the efforts of the community for fire safety awareness of all aspects of sprinkler systems technologies to benefit from these new data on the environment. Consumers, manufacturers, fire departments, officials, code and water suppliers now have a new and important to consider the protection sprinklers, said Keith.

The full results of scientific research in a downloadable technical report available to “The environmental impact of automatic sprinkler systems’ in / research reports www.fmglobal.com. A video about the search can also be viewed on YouTube.


About

FM Global:

For nearly two centuries, some of the largest organizations in the world to FM Global turned to the insurance and cost-effective technical solutions to develop in order to protect their trade against fire, natural disasters and other types of property risks. With customers in over 130 countries and US.3 billion surplus police FM Global ranks # 766 among FORTUNE Magazine’s largest companies in America and is rated A (Superior) by AM Best and AA (very strong) by Fitch Ratings. The company was named “Best Property Insurer in the World” by Euro Money and “Best Global Property Insurer” by the magazine Global Finance> <. P /

about the coalition of sprinkler Home:

The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) is a national 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization focused solely on Educational Outreach. It is the main source of independent information on commercial and non-residential sprinkler system.


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