Fire safety is one of the most essential criteria requirements for the exploitation of buildings and respective products. The Research Centre and the Testing Laboratory pay special attention to exactly the issues of timber fire safety with the aim to widen the application of wood materials and provide fire safety in buildings where wood materials are used.

Actual research is towards the factors that influence timber fire safety and the methods of their improvement. Fire safety is very significant for all types of construction products and construction materials as well as special attention should be paid to fire safety while developing new products.

Research directions:

• Studies of wood material fire behaviour
• Studies of improvement of wood material fire safety
• Fire safety of different material combinations and constructions