Introduction
With the advent of industrial revolution, urbanisation and globalisation, the world witnessed a shift in the lifestyle, the standard of living and the growing demand for luxury. Prior to such a change, the average population was dependent on agriculture, cattle-grazing and crop cultivation. Since the population were relegated to the rural areas, they used to reside in kuccha huts or make-to-do canopies. With the wind of change, agricultural-based occupations took a backseat and more product and service-based occupations became more preferable. Since agriculture was dependent on rains and other factors beyond the control of the people, the popularity of these new occupations increased even more. Consequently, people migrated to urban areas and shifted from living in kaccha huts in well-built brick and mortar houses.
With people moving into urban settings and homes, so came along the danger of closed spaces and perilous dangers of fire. Today, houses have a higher instance of inflammable material or objects – which makes it imperative to have sufficient safeguards from such fires – not only for one’s own protection but also for plausible safeguards against excessive damage to one’s property. Several studies conducted suggest that due to increased urbanisation and claustrophobic spaces, individuals have a mere two to three minutes to escape a conflagration house. This figure was around fifteen to seventeen minutes some thirty years prior. Prevalence of more synthetic and inflammable material in households has manifold increased the probability of house fires. House fires can be caused due to several reasons – kitchen fires, smoking cigarettes coming into contact with some inflammable materials, short circuits or any fires caused on account of negligence. Caution should be maintained. While it is advisable to install smoke alarms, chalk out a fire-escape plan and emergency exits, in my opinion it is essential to either replace or at least reduce the inflammable objects in the households.
Introduction to CenturyPly
CenturyPly, a leader in the plywood market for the last three decades, has recently come up with plywood – which are resistant to fires and thus can considerably reduce the perils of instances of fire in households. This new series of plywood has been aptly named “Firewall CenturyPly”.
Firewall by CenturyPly
It is imperative to note that most households have a lot of material which comprises wood -whether it is one’s bedroom, furniture, kitchen cabinets, wooden flooring and even the wardrobe. Thus, such woods which intake excess moisture are more susceptible to fire accidents – but if such inflammable materials can be replaced by some materials which are not that inflammable, instances of fire in households can be reduced, if not outrightly prevented. It becomes very important, therefore that the wood is less given and less prone to fire accidents and should provide a protection or “firewall” against such fire accidents. This new series of plywoods provide just that.
- These fire retardant plywood, modelled as the 5509 plywood – is specifically designed so that it actually is able to contain, rather than encourage, the spread of fire.
- Keeping in mind the objective to delay or reduce such a fire-spread, these plywoods are manufactured in accordance with the norms established and laid down by the American Society of Testing and Animals (ASTM) – Standard E84.
- They are designed and incorporated with nano-engineered particles -which create an obstructing force in the spread of such fire.
- This plywood is also designed in such a way that whatever limited fire is there, the fumes and the smoke aren’t poisonous or suffocating in nature.
- The Firewall CenturyPly is characterised as “non-hygroscopic” i.e., it absorbs minimal moisture and thus would not impact the hardware elements that would otherwise face corrosion.
Conclusion
Thus, CenturyPly again with its recent innovation has proven that why it has retained and remained a market leader in the lifestyle and plywood space. The Firewall plywood for Kitchen by the company provides a much-needed protection by proving to be an efficacious hurdle to any fire-related mishaps or disasters and thus, makes them much more durable for the customers and adds value for them.
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