Identify various building construction types.

Describe materials used as it relates to the type of construction.

Discuss features of fire protection, and their minimum requirements to meet fire code in building construction in the USA.

Explain various fire protection systems available and their uses in building construction in the UK. The paper must consist of a minimum of four to five pages that includes the following topics:

-Research types of building construction in the UK. Select one of the construction types, and explain construction features used that allow the building to withstand the hazards of fires. Compare the building construction type in the UK, and compare the construction and durability under fire conditions to a similar U.S. building construction type.

-Detail the fire protection systems commonly used in the building construction of the UK and how are they similar or different from those systems used in the U.S.?

-In the UK, what construction techniques and/or fire protection systems are incorporated into your chosen building type that assists firefighters in extinguishment, location, and isolation of fires within the building?


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