Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
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Intumescent Paint<br />
The intumescent paints have to be<br />
tested to BS 476: Part 20/21 and BS<br />
8202: Part 2.<br />
Can intumescent paint be<br />
applied to external areas?<br />
For intumescent paints intended for<br />
external area, they have to pass a 2year<br />
local weathering test in accordance<br />
to BS8202: Part 2, prior to listing in<br />
the PLS.<br />
One advantage of intumescent paint<br />
is that it allows the architects to<br />
express the architectural intent of the<br />
building through the steel sections. The<br />
fi nish external coats also come in various<br />
colours, to suit different designs.<br />
<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> -<br />
NUS Cultural Hub fire protected by intumescent paint<br />
External coats come in various colours Steel-framed building adopts a red finishing coat for its<br />
intumescent paint<br />
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