38
EXTERIORS
Minimising fi re risks and maximising performance A
lack of test evidence and performance data creates challenges for specifi ers having to achieve precise safety and
performance requirements. Steve Thompson Managing Director for light steel frame specialists, EOS Framing – discusses reducing the fi re load of residential buildings. A key advantage of light steel frame is fi re
performance. The amount of combustible material in a light steel framed building is much lower, therefore the risk of fi re during construction and when occupied is vastly reduced. Steel is non-combustible and does not add to the fi re load of a building – reducing the ‘fuel for the fi re’ and limiting risk of damage and injury.
MAKING THE BUILDING PROCESS
INHERENTLY SAFER EOS as part of Etex are continually looking at ways to make the building process not only inherently safer but also to off er performance assurances to architects, housebuilders and specifi ers to ensure they can provide suffi cient levels of protection to occupants. Fire protection for light steel framing is
typically provided by the use of non-combus- tible boards for internal linings and fi re protection systems such as those manufactured by our Etex Group partners – Promat and FSi. These passive fi re protection specialists develop and manufacture a full range of built-in fi re systems to safeguard both infrastructure and assets.
RIGOROUSLY TESTED AND CERTIFIED Developed together with our Etex Group partners, Siniat, a leading expert in plasterboard and drylining systems, together with Promat and FSi – our loadbearing and non-loadbearing walling and fl ooring systems combine the technical and manufacturing expertise of the group to provide a comprehensive range of tested and certifi ed solutions for light steel frame construction – all from one supplier. With 60 – 120-minute fi re resistance options, this approach mitigates risk because these integrated systems have been tested and assessed for compliance with the latest regulations and standards, to ensure robust and reliable performance. Design performance is achieved using combinations of boarding and insulation and only tested confi gurations are available for selection.
ELIMINATING UNCERTAINTY We are committed to technical competence and as part of Etex, we have some of the best fi re experts in the UK on our team. They work closely
with certifi cation b design technical so By eliminating u
testing regimes, EO systems with certifi performance. Rece External Product tr Product Awards, Th non-combustible c the latest products manufacturing exc Etex team. Providin cost benefi ts, the T loadbearing applic rise developments or internal walls to separating fl oors.
HBD06_EOS_Safety & Security - Smoke & Fire
Protection_DPS-Adv.indd 2
25/05/2022 11:49
WWW.BUILDINGCONSTRUCTIONDESIGN.CO.UK
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46
