The missing link between fire engineering and the insurance industry was recently addressed by Trenton Fire.
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A common misconception, particularly related to steel and timber structures, is that elements require fire protection to satisfy the requirements of the Building Regulations. This is not the case. They need ‘fire resistance’. Fire resistance, based on years of experimental experience, can be achieved on a prescriptive basis using simplified design rules for a given structural material. Such rules, if followed, would allow for a structural element or a building product to survive the required amount of time, in a fire resistance test, under the very specific heating regime and boundary conditions inherent in the testing and assessment process.
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As a result of changes in technology and standards this guidance may be imposing unnecessary costs on industry beyond what is necessary to ensure adequate standards of safety in relation to section B2 of the Building Regulations.
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A common misconception, particularly related to steel and timber structures, is that elements require fire protection to satisfy the requirements of the Building Regulations. This is not the case.
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Fire protection within our built environment has always been of vital importance, not only for life safety but also for property and heritage protection.
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