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Façade Fire Safety Services
Fire safety of External Wall Systems (EWS) has been on the spotlight for many years, however, due to recent fire-related disasters globally it has attracted great public attention, been recognised as one of the most crucial fire safety challenges. It is therefore vital that fire safe façades are ensured on the design, construction and occupational operation of buildings. In UK, the Part B of the Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations 2010 (and as amended afterwards) specifies the functional requirements covering fire safety in buildings. In particular, requirement B4 (1) deals with the fire performance of external walls: ‘‘the external walls of buildings shall adequately resist the spread of fire over the walls and from one building to another, having regard to the height, use and position of the building.’’
- Review of existing or proposed EWSs to assess their retrospective or current compliance with the Building Regulations through site visits and drawing specifications
- Site inspection for investigating materials and their installation within the EWS and attachments, including cavity barriers and fire stopping materials installations.
- Multi-scale testing of EWS systems in accordance with relevant testing methods such as BS 8414, ISO 13785-1 etc.
- Testing of individual components and products in accordance with Reaction to Fire testing methods.
- EWS 1 form completion by Efectis accredited fire engineers, following appropriate site surveys, inspections and desktop studies.
- PAS 9980 Fire Risk Appraisal of external walls and cladding.
Our teams located in England and Northern Ireland may assist you in any projects across the UK, Republic of Ireland or internationally.
In addition, the team in France, The Netherlands, Türkiye, Spain and Italy can help you in your fire behaviour of façade in Europe or middle east, with additional testing means like LEPIR or ISO 13785.