Are mass-timber buildings a fire safety risk?

Architects enthusiastic about mass timber must improve their understanding of fire safety or risk disaster, experts tell Dezeen as part of the Timber Revolution series.
Uncertainty among governments and insurers over whether mid- and high-rise timber buildings are safe in a fire remains a key obstacle to the greater adoption of engineered-wood buildings.
No consensus has been reached across different building code jurisdictions about the safety limitations of building with wood, and the rules va