Fire Safety Design & Specification of the External Building Envelope & Internal Compartmentation
- Assess project specific fire hazards, risks and envelope fire performance requirements.
- Fire performance requirements to include the limitation of direct damage to property and the minimisation of business interruption.
- Fire performance and insurer approval of the envelope systems are to be specified based on risk assessment.
- Take into account fixing methods, joint inter-fit tightness and structural integrity of roof and wall system.
- Select envelope systems based on insurer approved LPCB or FM testing, certification and confirmation.
Risk Assessment
- Fire hazard and load - processes and contents
- Building space and compartment size
- Arson attack (walls)
- Boundaries and adjacent properties
- Roof and wall system fire performance and structural integrity
- Fire crew safety and access
- Operational management systems
Insurer Approved Fire Protection Solutions
- Complies with LPCB & FM Design and Certification Requirements
- External Roofs – Loss Prevention Certification Board LPCB
- LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT B or Factory Mutual
- External Walls – Loss Prevention Certification Board LPCB
- LPS 1181 2003 Part 1 EXT A or EXT B or Factory Mutual
- Internal Enclosures – Loss Prevention Certification Board LPCB - LPS 1181 2003 Part 2 INT 1, INT 2 or INT 3 or Factory Mutual
- Resists fire spread and propagation
- Minimises financial loss
