The SAFETI project is led by the CERIB Fire Testing Centre and is conducted with three main partners. Each participant in the project contributes its own skills to attain the goals set and benefit from the results obtained while partaking in the common good.
Project backers:
The fire-resistance laboratory CERIB created in 2008 is approved by the French Ministry of the Interior. It conducts different kinds of tests, i.e. standard tests and tests defined case-by-case in accordance with engineering studies and requirements (fire venting, fire growth, structural analysis for fire events).
The laboratory’s equipment is suitable for multiple-scale testing on materials, products, and components of structures and engineering works.
Cruard is a manufacturer and erector of timber structural and framing. The company specializes in timber-framed construction, timber roof structures, reinforcement and restoration of national heritage assets.
https://cruard-charpente.com/ (in french)
GTFI, Groupement Technique Français contre l’Incendie, is a trade association created in 1948 for all parties involved in passive protection against fire in the fields of construction, development and transport.
https://www.gtfi.org/ (in french)
The Mechanics and Engineering Institute of the University of Bordeaux covers the entire spectrum of mechanics of solids and fluids and energy engineering. Its expertise is based on theoretical approaches at different scales of observation, advanced experimental methodologies, and the development of digital methods for high-performance computing.
https://www.i2m.u-bordeaux.fr/ (in french)
Governance is a key factor in the success of a project. Its aim is to rally forces around a common outlook. Project orientations will be chosen and decisions at key milestones made jointly by the professional steering committee.
The professional steering committee comprises:
The International Scientific Committee is made up of leading experts in the field of timber construction.