External Fixtures; Insulation
Fire door performance & compliance
Complying with the different demands of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, European Standards and Codes of Practice as well as the Equality Act, means that great attention is needed when specifying the correct door hardware. Here Wayne Lysaght-Mason at IronmongeryDirect advises how the right iron- mongery and installation is crucial for fire and escape doors to perform correctly.
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rior to the introduction of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order in 2005 trade asso- ciations had worked independently, for
example to improve standards or introduce third party accreditation schemes. However, the new Fire Safety Order in 2005 changed this by consolidating legislation. It also placed the onus for a building’s fire safety on a ‘responsible person’ rather than the fire
service. The annual fire risk assessment was also established at this stage, with the ‘responsible person’ relating to the person with training and expe- rience to implement required measures. As such, it’s a requirement for the correct door
hardware to be installed to allow the occupants of a building to make their escape safely and prevent the spread of smoke and fire. Building hardware that fails
New ‘Jubilee’ line of peg & plain tiles from Tudor Tudor Roof Tile Co Ltd is launch- ing the ‘Jubilee’; the first of a new generation of clay peg and plain tiles featuring a distinctive blend- ing of face colouring. The Jubilee tile has a rich earthy face colour with a random darker staining, which is hand applied and kiln burnt to recreate a distinctive ‘instant aged’ and time-weathered appearance of a mature and sea- soned roof. Add-itional bespoke colour blends from Tudor’s range of natural clay colours are also
available to order. Laun-ched to mark the company’s 25th anniversary of manufac- turing in Kent, the Jubilee tile offers the aesthetic appeal of traditional craftsman- ship combined with the modern technology and performance benefits of a new energy efficient kiln.
to perform properly when required could result in fatal consequences. Recent disasters, such as the fire at residential tower block Lakanal House in 2009, claimed six lives. Based on a risk assessment it is imperative that
the right products are used in order to comply with the regulations. But with fire door assembly com- prising of various essential components, problems
Rockwool simplifies RockShell specification To support specifiers in adopting the RockShell wall system, Rockwool has developed a suite of standard interface details which are designed to optimise thermal performance and provide an ‘off-the-shelf’ solu- tion for delivering low energy build- ings to Passivhaus standards and
higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Launched to the UK market at the end of 2011, RockShell is a modular exterior load bearing wall system which integrates high levels of insulation into its design to achieve a typical U-value of 0.143W/m2K. By simplifying installation and manufacturing the system to an exact specification, RockShell offers increased air tightness and minimised thermal bridges, as compared with traditional building methods. Already Passivhaus certified; Rockwool is making it quicker and easier for specifiers to assess the suitability of RockShell for low energy projects by providing standard interface details for the system. The standard interface details have been designed to address the specific needs of the UK market. This includes the pro- vision of details for a range of commonly used façade and foundation interfaces.
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