Modeling Indoor Relative Humidity and Wood Moisture Content as a Proxy for Wooden Home Fire Risk

Log, Torgrim

doi:10.3390/s19225050

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“…Once determining that since the tendency of the linear relation between moisture load and outdoor temperature of one location was obvious, they used the regression equation of the individual values to produce a summary of analog regression lines of all investigated homes. Representative values and assumptions have been commonly used in the literature of indoor/outdoor temperature and relative humidity/water vapor [ 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ].…”

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Thermal Discomfort Levels, Building Design Concepts, and Some Heat Mitigation Strategies in Low-Income Communities of a South Asian City

Ehsan

Abbas

Ibrahim

et al. 2021

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Heat stress provokes thermal discomfort to people living in semiarid and arid climates. This study evaluates thermal discomfort levels, building design concepts, and some heat mitigation strategies in low-income neighborhoods of Faisalabad, Pakistan. The outdoor and indoor weather data are collected from April to August 2016 using a weather station installed ad hoc in urban settings, and the 52 houses of the five low-income participating communities living in congested and less environment-friendly areas of Faisalabad. The discomfort index values, related to the building design concepts, including (i) house orientation to sunlight and (ii) house ventilation, are calculated from outdoor and indoor dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures. Our results show that although June was the hottest month of summer 2016, based on the monthly mean temperature of the Faisalabad region, the month of May produced the highest discomfort levels, which were higher in houses exposed to sunlight and without ventilation. The study also identifies some popular heat mitigation strategies adopted by the five participating low-income communities during various heat-related health complaints. The strategies are gender-biased and have medical, cultural/customary backgrounds. For example, about 52% of the males and 28% of the females drank more water during dehydration, diarrhea, and eye infection. Over 11% and 19% of the males and females, respectively, moved to cooler places during fever. About 43% of the males and 51% of the females took water showers and rested to combat flu (runny nose), headache, and nosebleed. The people did not know how to cure muscular fatigue, skin allergy (from a type of Milia), and mild temperature. Planting trees in an area and developing open parks with greenery and thick canopy trees can be beneficial for neighborhoods resembling those evaluated in this study.

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Thermal Discomfort Levels, Building Design Concepts, and Some Heat Mitigation Strategies in Low-Income Communities of a South Asian City

Ehsan

Abbas

Ibrahim

et al. 2021

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“…106-118) implies that they might and the little research that has been done shows a link. A study of indoor temperatures in Norway, albeit during the winter when relative humidity rates are also low, connects severe conflagrations with very dry indoor wooden materials (Log, 2019). If the relative humidity is low and moisture is drawn out of fuels that can hold it, like timber, as might be expected in Delhi during the summer months, will fires in buildings primarily made from such materials develop faster and be more difficult to extinguish?…”

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The warming city: the increasing risk of summer fires in Delhi

2023

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Rising temperatures are mainly associated with wildfires but the incidence of fire may also increase in the urban context. Yet, fire in Delhi, as elsewhere in the towns and cities of the global South, remains largely invisible despite the nearly 11 million people each year who are burnt severely enough to require medical attention. This article focuses on whether summer temperatures in Delhi are rising and whether higher temperatures and lower humidity contribute to a greater number of urban fires. The data strongly suggest a relationship between the warming city, an increasing number of summer fires, and rising global temperatures. Delhi, however, is only one example of an urban reality common to much of the global South. Similar questions about the incidence of fires and whether they are increasing need to be asked of other cities and towns that share the same vulnerabilities.

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“…Data collection, processing, and interpretation are paramount in contemporary fire warning systems. This is accentuated in timber structures, where the developing indications of a fire might be nuanced, thereby highlighting the necessity for exacting data scrutiny [121].…”

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Contemporary Fire Safety Engineering in Timber Structures: Challenges and Solutions

Zang,

Liu,

et al. 2023

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As environmental conservation and sustainability gain prominence globally, modern timber structures are receiving increased focus. Nonetheless, the combustible nature of timber raises significant fire safety concerns. This review explores the recent advancements in fire safety engineering for timber structures, emphasizing both contemporary high-rise buildings and historical timber constructions. It covers topics like inherently safer design principles, fire risk prediction, and evacuation methodologies. The review emphasizes the criticality of selecting suitable materials, structural design, firefighting systems, and advanced sensor technologies for early fire detection. Additionally, we analyze and compares various evacuation strategies, offering insights into the challenges and future directions for fire safety in modern timber structures.

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Modeling Indoor Relative Humidity and Wood Moisture Content as a Proxy for Wooden Home Fire Risk

Cited by 16 publications

References 44 publications

Thermal Discomfort Levels, Building Design Concepts, and Some Heat Mitigation Strategies in Low-Income Communities of a South Asian City

Thermal Discomfort Levels, Building Design Concepts, and Some Heat Mitigation Strategies in Low-Income Communities of a South Asian City

The warming city: the increasing risk of summer fires in Delhi

Contemporary Fire Safety Engineering in Timber Structures: Challenges and Solutions

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