Nolan Kienitz Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Happened across this study from an engineering firm in the Houston, TX area concerning Reflective Radiant Barriers and concerns about same regarding fire safety. URL for: McDowell-Owens ... Integrated Forensic Engineering Download Attachment: Reflective-Radiant-Barriers-Article-II.pdf 838.42 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 ... this material would ?arc and spark? rather violently and would frequently catch fire and sustain flame... I have some radiant barrier material. I may just have to go and light some up.[:-dev3] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 That comes to me in the nick of time. Been planning on buying a couple rolls of that stuff from the big orange box to staple onto the underside of my rafters. It's cheaper than upgrading the tonnage on my ac. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Great article and thanks for passing that along! I just heard a story on the radio recently about some testing of houses near Long Island NY for fire-suppression purposes. They burned some modern-era houses down that had modern stuff in them and modern insulation details. They are finding that modern houses (being so 'tight') are now having far-higher interior 'fire temperatures' during a fire that is causing a lot of problems for fire-fighters.. I can see this radiant stuff making it worse for the firefighters as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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