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| Thread ID: 148303 | 2019-10-24 07:01:00 | Thursday's Joke | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1464646 | 2019-10-24 07:01:00 | HERE (www.stuff.co.nz) Wonder how many carbon credits are accoutered for by that smoke. :rolleyes: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1464647 | 2019-10-24 09:30:00 | accoutered Rather makes me think that YOU are Thursday's joke :clap:banana:punk |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1464648 | 2019-10-24 09:32:00 | Rather makes me think that YOU are Thursday's joke :clap:banana:punk :+1: |
QW. (15883) | ||
| 1464649 | 2019-10-24 17:36:00 | :+1: | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1464650 | 2019-10-25 03:01:00 | :lol: Oh look, the Green “Spelling Police” are out trying to create a diversion from the fact that one of their “Environmentally Friendly” roofs (made of thatch and bitumen) :rolleyes: has just changed our Carbon Footprint more than the finest herd of Flatulent Cows could ever hope to. Hilarious, if it wasn’t so serious. Will it be sustainable? |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1464651 | 2019-10-25 21:07:00 | Looks like its a "Tough Crowd" in this thread :D . BUT yeah the "Environmentally friendly" Roof was a real winner ;) As copied from a article on Stuff: There's multiple layers of straw through the roof because they had to reach a very high insulation rating and acoustic rating . "The reason the fire's still burning is the fire got into the straw . You've got the layers of straw and the layer of plywood on-top, with a bitumen membrane on it . So it is a flammable panel . " Bitumen, a water-proofing membrane commonly used on flat roofs, is also flammable given enough heat . That was really well thought out . :tui: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1464652 | 2019-10-25 23:22:00 | the other downside to straw is it can spontaneously catch fire. this is due to it being wet and stacked in a suitable thickness. even if its not spontaneous it can catch fire if exposed to high temps (due to the off gassing), like a gas torch used to lay down the bitumen membrane. imho i would not use it in a high humidity area like auckland. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1464653 | 2019-10-26 03:26:00 | Hay stacked in bales may spontaneously combust if it is damp. I can remember my father checking for the amount of heat he could feel in the stack. | R.M. (561) | ||
| 1464654 | 2019-10-26 06:27:00 | Quite right R.M.. some of us can remember Haystack and Hayshed Fires and how hard they were to deal with. Looks like they haven’t got any easier over time. Mind you, in this case they chucked in some bitumen and plywood just to make it real hard. :eek: I liked this bit: The expert said there were measures in place to stop a fire spreading from inside the building to the roof, but no plan to prevent a blaze in the roof itself. Well that’s good isn’t it. I haven’t seen the plans, but buildings of this type that I’m familiar with have Air Conditioning Units, Elevator motors and control, Electrical and Telephone control units and Helipads etc. all on the roof. All of which are very good reasons to have a fireproof roof. ;) None the less, the Green Luddite’s that walk unrestrained amongst us brainlessly march on. Honestly, if that exhibition of “Environmentally Friendly” was their benchmark then we’re in a heap of trouble. :mad: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1464655 | 2019-10-26 07:04:00 | All of which are very good reasons to have a fireproof roof. ;) None the less, the Green Luddite’s that walk unrestrained amongst us brainlessly march on. Honestly, if that exhibition of “Environmentally Friendly” was their benchmark then we’re in a heap of trouble. :mad: And to add insult, now there's a strike on ( so the article says) Unite senior organiser Joe Carolan claimed three workers had passed out and others had complained of a burning feeling in their throats, after returning to work on Thursday night. "It wasn't the fire that was the hazard, it's the stuff that we're breathing in. And we were breathing it in for far too long," The Article HERE (www.nzherald.co.nz). On the plus side, looks like the firefighters did a good job of stopping further actual fire damage to the other floors, it looks mainly water damage Video HERE (www.nzherald.co.nz) |
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