Fire retardant paint, also called intumescent paint, is a passive form of fire protection that surprisingly few people are aware of but is increasingly being used in a variety of settings and in ...

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCSC) - Two coats of it could potentially save your house from burning to the ground. Several fire resistant paints have hit the market, claiming to be the best precaution you can ...

Wood is an established and versatile construction material, used to build everything from high-rises and airports to apartment buildings. It also, however, is not immune to catching fire. A new ...

Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some ...

Aerial fire retardant is an alphabet soup of chemicals, comprised mostly of water, ammonium phosphate fertilizers, colorants, corrosion inhibitors, thickeners, stabilizers and bactericides. Retardant ...

Engineers have created a new wood that could change what buildings are made of and takes just a few hours to make. Scientists from Chinese institutions developed the new wood that won't catch fire, ...

A new fire-retardant paint, formulated by engineers at UNSW Sydney, has become the first to pass a stringent Australian standard test that simulates a bushfire attack. The paint, which is now on sale ...