Evaluation of heat flux profiles through walls in support of fire model validation

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. received a $335,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice to evaluate heat flux profiles through walls in support of fire model validation. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) with a completion date of December 31, 2023. The project aims to develop new knowledge and tools to reduce crime and advance justice at the state and local level by evaluating programs and practices relevant to criminal justice. Specifically, UL Research Institutes will analyze heat transfer through building materials to support the validation of fire simulation models, providing data to improve public safety standards. Work will be conducted at UL's facility in Northbrook, Illinois through the end of 2023.