Source: Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association (CCMPA), Toronto; CP staff
CCMPA is backing Ontario fire-fighting officials’ move to strengthen province building codes with the final leg of a four-legged stool. The producers and fire service representatives favor adding a containment system—ideally of concrete block, capable of limiting the extent of fire, smoke and structural failure—to these “balanced design” criteria: detection system to warn occupants of a fire; automatic suppression system, chiefly fire sprinklers; and, occupant education and training for exposure to emergencies.
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