Fire terms and testing
Have you ever heard some fire terms and wondered what they mean? This guide will help you understand some of the correct terminology and relevant fire test methods.
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Have you ever heard some fire terms and wondered what they mean? This guide will help you understand some of the correct terminology and relevant fire test methods.
Controlling fire spread between residential buildings and outbuildings is important for protecting life and property. We recap the requirements and look at an area of confusion – fire rating of windows and doors in walls close to a boundary.
Building services often pass through gypsum plasterboard-lined walls or floor/ceiling assemblies. Current poor practices in the design and construction of these are reducing the fire safety of some buildings.
The Building Code’s Acceptable Solutions for fire safety has been revised to include the addition of a notional boundary between two buildings on the same site.