{"id":5387,"date":"2024-10-09T00:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T00:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecologhouse.ca\/?page_id=5387"},"modified":"2024-12-01T03:36:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:36:23","slug":"fire-safety-earthquake-resistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/fire-safety-earthquake-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising fire safety \/ Perfect choice for seismic areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5387\" class=\"elementor elementor-5387\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6660cbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6660cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c953d18 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c953d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ova-move-up&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire safety &amp; Earthquake resistance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9276524 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9276524\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e63aaa1\" data-id=\"e63aaa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec8917 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_image\" data-id=\"cec8917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t   \t<div class=\"ova-img template2\">\n\t\t   \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mid-adult-man-preparing-log-fire.jpg\" alt=\"Mid adult man preparing log fire\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line line-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line-left text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>safety <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaf6410 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"aaf6410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c0464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"44c0464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire safety of PremiumChalets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"> Massive wood is a surprisingly fireproof material that can endure fire even better than\nconcrete or steel pillars. Wood contains about 15% of water. Therefore, before wood can catch fire, all water has to evaporate. In a fire, a massive wood house will char, but it will not collapse in the same way as Timber-frame wood or steel-structured houses. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7677865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7677865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surface charring also protects wooden structures. The charcoal generated in the combustion process has a much lower thermal conductibility than the wood itself and forms a natural insulating layer during a fire. This protects the wood from becoming even hotter, while the load-bearing capacity is retained practically unimpaired.<\/p><p>In contrast, steel loses most of its load-bearing capacity at temperatures as low as 500\u00b0C and has to be encased in other construction materials to achieve fire safety characteristics similar to those of wood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-599e86f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"599e86f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-490aa29 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"490aa29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ova-move-left&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72419e elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"e72419e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuperb earthquake resistance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"> PremiumChalet is an excellent choice even for seismic areas. PremiumChalet has extensive expertise in delivering PremiumChalet to seismic areas such as Japan and Kazakhstan, for example. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5dee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5dee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Log buildings can withstand earthquakes because of their special structure. Log buildings have a strong angular bisector joint at the corners that prevent the structure from collapsing. The frame of PremiumChalets is made of thick massive wood logs, i.e., hard wood. Logs have high bending strength, which enables the structure to hold its form even during quakes with fierce magnitudes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ee62c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c8ee62c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ova-move-right&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3de7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_image\" data-id=\"3a3de7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t   \t<div class=\"ova-img template2\">\n\t\t   \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/25-rovaniemi-log-house-cosy-wooden-home-scandinavian-design.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line line-right\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line-left text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Superb<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c7fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42c7fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2360f10\" data-id=\"2360f10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a0656 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_image\" data-id=\"d6a0656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t   \t<div class=\"ova-img template2\">\n\t\t   \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/happy-young-family-stands-in-front-of-house-with-pines.jpg\" alt=\"Happy young family stands in front of house with pines\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line line-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line-left text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>certified<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0d9f7 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f0d9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fce85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-retirio_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"14fce85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"retirio_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTested and certified\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"> All PremiumChalet have been tested on official fire-load tests by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The test results are surprisingly good compared to timber framr houses and steel structured houses. In practice, this means that a log house made of massive wood gives its inhabitants more time to escape a fire as its load-bearing structures can withstand the heat for a long time without collapsing.\n\n \n\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755c5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"755c5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have been testing the earthquake-resistance of our log homes on shaking table tests in Japan. The test simulated an earthquake similar to the Kobe earthquake in Japan in 1995, which had the magnitude of over 7 on the Richter scale. The house remained intact in the test.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ef658 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67ef658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b34bb5 elementor-align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8b34bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fire resistance of PremiumChalet walls can be up to 2 hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The tightness of the walls can protect from the toxic smoke gases up to 1,5 hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire safety &amp; Earthquake resistance safety Fire safety of PremiumChalets Massive wood is a surprisingly fireproof material that can endure fire even better than concrete or steel pillars. Wood contains about 15% of water. Therefore, before wood can catch fire, all water has to evaporate. In a fire, a massive wood house will char, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/premiumchalet.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}