Building Construction

This type of construction is also known as "Fire- Resistive"

• Type I
• Type III
• Type V
• Type IV

Buildings in Type I construction are made mainly from...

• Block and Morter
• Wood Frame
• Iron and Glass
• Steel/ Concrete

Type II construction is also known as

• Residential
• Non Combustible
• Fire Resistive
• Ordinary Construction

A type II building can be dangerous because of a risk of

• materials inside helping to spread the fire
• High risk of collapse from morter failing
• Wooden trusses failing from heat
• Fire causing heavy beams to fall

Ordinary Construction is classified as

• Type II
• Type IV
• Type V
• Type III

An indicator of Type III construction is

• Steel trusses and open spaces
• Large, heavy timbers
• Steel and Concrete posts
• Masonry walls with wood roofs and floors

Block and mortar construction is a collapse risk because the mortar can fail.  This building material is known as 

• Masonry
• Balloon Frame
• Lightweight
• Truss

In ___________, if one piece fails, the entire unit fails

• Masonry
• Trusses
• Lightweight
• Balloon Frame

Balloon Frame construction is dangerous because

• Open wall spaces allow flames to travel all the way from the basement to the attic
• Walls will easily collapse and fall outwards
• The gravity- fit floor timbers will fail when exposed to flame
• They are not dangerous; they are made to stop the spread of fire

This type of construction is the most common construction type

• Ordinary Construction
• Masonry
• Frame Construction
• Non- Combustible