Fire Safety of Timber Buildings – The Case of Photovoltaic Systems

Photovoltaic (PV) systems play an important role in reducing society’s dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and their coupling with timber buildings is an interesting and expected solution for meeting sustainability requirements in the modern built environment. However, both PV systems and tim...

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Main Authors: Nik Rus, Andrea Lucherini, Grunde Jomaas, Mohammad Derikvand
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Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/24275
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description Photovoltaic (PV) systems play an important role in reducing society’s dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and their coupling with timber buildings is an interesting and expected solution for meeting sustainability requirements in the modern built environment. However, both PV systems and timber structures have unique fire safety challenges, and their combination may introduce additional risks. Therefore, relevant fire hazards associated with each of the technologies and their pairing are discussed. The findings highlight the importance of revising fire testing standards and developing tailored safety measures to identify and manage these risks.
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spelling doaj-art-5bf8f35f98bd439fb722bdc76a0e8d932025-08-20T03:07:16ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262025-02-01202246824712544Fire Safety of Timber Buildings – The Case of Photovoltaic SystemsNik Rus0Andrea Lucherini1Grunde Jomaas2Mohammad Derikvand3Department for Fire-safe Sustainable Built Environment, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG), Obrtna cona 35, 1370 Logatec, Slovenia; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 9, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Department for Fire-safe Sustainable Built Environment, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG), Obrtna cona 35, 1370 Logatec, Slovenia; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 9, 6000 Koper, SloveniaDepartment for Fire-safe Sustainable Built Environment, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG), Obrtna cona 35, 1370 Logatec, Slovenia; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 9, 6000 Koper, Slovenia InnoRenew CoE, Livade 6a, 6310 Izola, Slovenia; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 9, 6000 Koper, SloveniaPhotovoltaic (PV) systems play an important role in reducing society’s dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and their coupling with timber buildings is an interesting and expected solution for meeting sustainability requirements in the modern built environment. However, both PV systems and timber structures have unique fire safety challenges, and their combination may introduce additional risks. Therefore, relevant fire hazards associated with each of the technologies and their pairing are discussed. The findings highlight the importance of revising fire testing standards and developing tailored safety measures to identify and manage these risks.https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/24275fire safetymass timberphotovoltaicssustainability
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title Fire Safety of Timber Buildings – The Case of Photovoltaic Systems
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