The ASTM International UAE Chapter teamed up with Thomas Bell-Wright Consultants and ARUP Fire Safety Engineering Consultants on this free webinar focused on fire testing of building spandrel-panel assemblies.  Also featured was subject matter expert, Tony Crimi, long-time member of ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Safety.

During the presentations, experts discussed exactly what is a spandrel, where it is the building façade structure, and what is the need for this fire testing.  Also covered was the background surrounding the development of ASTM E2874 Standard Test Method for Determining the Fire-Test Response Characteristics of a Building Spandrel-Panel Assembly Due to External Spread of Fire.  Lastly, there was a brief review of the testing apparatus, the compliance regime followed in the region, and how the standard can be referenced in building codes.

February 24, 2022