LiveRoof: Green Roof Fire Test

[iLOVENATURE2011]

that if the fire started above the green roof...what if the fire started in the ceiling?

[tj1990]

how often does a fire start on a roof?

[flyingpigstuff]

@tj1990 In Australia about 60% of the time though technically it starts inside. Most homes here are subject to radiant heat exceeding 5000 watts per meter. Take 5 bar heaters and place a steel covered piece of wood under it and see what happens. The roof becomes a hotplate. This is why some homes explode in a wildfire. Gases build up in the roof space and eventually ignite. On a fire day the roof is already above 80 degrees from heat and sunlight anyway. It only has to gain 230 deg to burn.

[tj1990]

@flyingpigstuff woah..

[Pjam2006]

wow this is great! There isn't much info about the fire testing on green roofs. Where can i get more info about it?

Thanks in advance

[TendencyDriven]

Check there website if you haven't already. Other than that I think google and Wiki is the only option.

Sorry for the really late reply