研究人员烧毁房屋, 测试防火材料和建筑规范. Researchers burn homes to test wildfire protection materials and building codes.

美国南卡罗来纳州的保险机构科学家们正在故意焚烧房屋, 以研究防火. Scientists at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety in South Carolina are intentionally burning homes to study wildfire protection. 研究人员使用可控燃烧和风洞测试材料和设计, 例如防火墙壁和阻煤炭的通风口. Using controlled burns and wind tunnels, researchers test materials and designs like fire-resistant walls and ember-blocking vents. 他们的发现有助于建立建筑规范, 包括需要的可防御空间缓冲器, 因为野火损害增加由于气候变化. Their findings help establish building codes, including required defensible space buffers, as wildfire damage increases due to climate change.