Documentation
Technical Reference Guide
Wade, C.A. 2004 (revised). BRANZFIRE Technical Reference Guide BRANZ Study Report No 92. Building Research Association of New Zealand, Judgeford. [Download]
Software User Guide
Wade, C. 2004. A Users' Guide to BRANZFIRE 2004. Building Research Association of New Zealand, Judgeford. [Download]
Verification Data
Wade, C.A. 2008. BRANZFIRE 2008: Compilation of Verification Data (BRANZ Study Report No. 201). BRANZ Ltd, Porirua [Download]
Journal Papers
Nyman, J.F., Gerlich, H.J.T., Wade, C.A. and Buchanan, A.H. 2008. Predicting Fire Resistance Performance of Drywall Construction Exposed to Parametric Design Fires - A Review. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 18:117-139.
Wade, C.A., Spearpoint, M., Bittern, A., and Tsai, K (Wei Heng). 2007. Assessing the Sprinkler Activation Predictive Capability of the BRANZFIRE Model. Fire Technology 43(3) pp175-193
Parry, R., Wade, C.A. and Spearpoint, M. 2003. Implementing a glass fracture module in the BRANZFIRE model. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 13:157-183.
Wade, C.A and Barnett, J.R. 1997. A Room-Corner Fire Model Including Fire Growth on Linings and Enclosure Smoke-Filling. Journal of Fire Protection Engineering. 8(4) pp 27-36.
Conference Papers
Apte, V.B; Bui, A; Paroz, B; Wade, C.A; Webb, A.K. and Dowling, V.P. 2004. An Assessment of Fire Growth Models BRANZFIRE and FDS Against CSIRO Fire Tests on Combustible Linings in a Room. Proceedings Interflam 2004, 10th International Fire Science and Engineering Conference, Scotland 5-7 July 2004.
Wade, C.A. 2001. Building Fire Safety and Hazard Assessment Methods for Combustible Surface Finishes. Paper presented at the CIB World Building Congress 2001. Wellington, New Zealand April 2-6 2001.
Wade, C.A. 2000. A Theoretical Model for Fire Spread in a Room Corridor Configuration. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Performance Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods. Lund, Sweden. June 2000.
Dowling, V., McArthur, N.A., Webb, A.K., Leonard, J.E., and Blackmore, J. Large Scale Fire Tests on Three Building Materials. Proceedings 3rd International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering, Chicago 1999.
Wade, C. BRANZFIRE - Engineering Software for evaluating the hazard of room lining materials. Poster Paper in Proceedings Interflam '99, 8th International Fire Science and Engineering Conference. Scotland 29th June - 1st July 1999. pp 1147-1152.
Wade, C. A New Engineering Tool for Evaluating the Fire Hazard in Rooms. Conference paper was presented at the Global Building Model in the Next Millennium Convention held 12-15 April 1999, Melbourne, Australia.
Wade, C.A., LeBlanc, D., Ierardi, J., and Barnett, J. A Room-Corner Fire Growth and Zone Model for Lining Materials. Proceedings - 2nd International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering. Maryland August 1997.
Technical Reports
Wade, C.A. and Robbins, A.P. 2008. Smoke filling in large spaces using BRANZFIRE. BRANZ Study Report No. 195. BRANZ, Judgeford, New Zealand. [Download]
Robbins, A.P. and Wade, C.A. 2008. Soot yield values for modelling purposes - Residential occupancies. BRANZ Study Report No. 185. BRANZ, Judgeford, New Zealand. [Download]
Thomas, C. 2008. Study of Full Scale Fire Test Results Versus BRANZFIRE Zone Model Output. Fire Engineering Research Report 08/2, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. [Download]
Yu, Kevin Xin Jun. 2007. Investigation of Recessed and Concealed Sprinklers Activation in Wind Tunnel Plunge Test and in BRANZFIRE Computer Model. Fire Engineering Research Report, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. URI - http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1184
Parry, R. 2002. Implementation of a glass fracture model for the BRANZfire compartment zone modelling software. University of Canterbury.
Robertson, D.C. 1997. An appraisal of existing room-corner models. Fire Engineering Research Report 97/6, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Wade, C.A. 1996. A Room Fire Model Incorporating Fire Growth on Combustible Lining Materials. Master of Science Thesis. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. BRANZ Reprint 139. Judgeford.