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In Germany, only a small portion of our houses are wood framed. But we have high standards, so our wood frames are protected and escape routes in special are co
by Mave83 5y ago
In Germany, only a small portion of our houses are wood framed. But we have high standards, so our wood frames are protected and escape routes in special are covered by non burning plates. In addition, building stairs with the right wood can make them more sustainable to fire than concrete.
Overall, that's a very bad decision they made or want to make and there are even more technology available to prevent any form of fire in wood framed houses. Example: circuit breakers with lightning detection.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoNot sure if you're aware, but America also has high fire standards for wood-framed construction, particularly for multi-family dwellings, which have required firewalls and sprinklers for many decades. Today, all U.S. model building codes now include sprinkler requirements for all one- and two-family homes, but this only became a requirement in the last decade, so many homes still do not have sprinklers. Electrical wiring is also subject to quite strict codes for the same reason.