Philadelphia is moving to expand tougher fire safety standards in new construction. A bill just approved by a Philadelphia City Council committee would require a fire-resistant coating be put on on ...

A few extra coats of ‘paint’ could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire, suggests new research. A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all ...

Fire protection of steel structures is critical for extending the time it takes for the steel to reach the temperature where a considerable compromise of the yield strength is expected, typically ...

Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS ('hybrid inorganic polymer system') are being developed by CSIRO researchers in Melbourne. HIPS coatings can withstand temperatures of over ...

At the southern edge of the Mojave Desert on an unusually warm Saturday in February, dozens of people mill throughout the living space of a 2,300-square-foot three-bed, two-bath house with a connected ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - America’s oldest fireproof building sits in the heart of downtown Charleston, a testament to 19th-century innovation and the vision of architect Robert Mills. Located at the ...

Carboline Global Inc., a Missouri-based manufacturer of coatings, linings and other products, is suing the Sherwin-Williams Co. over allegations of false advertising related to one of its fireproof ...

A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU ...