Containment

Preface
This publication has been published by The Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment with
the kind support of sponsoring companies who are all actively involved in the Sandwich
Panel Industry.
It presents a list of commercially available Sandwich Panel Systems and associated
components along with a summary of the respective company’s available fi re test data as
supplied at the time of compilation.
Part 1 provides general information on sandwich panels, various core materials, fi re testing
and fi re test data, Australian and New Zealand National Regulatory (Building Control)
requirements and the evolving Insurance Industries own requirements.
Part 2 is a guide to using the Technical Buyer’s Guides Tables and provides an overview of
the relevant international and local test standards.
Part 3 contains the Technical Buyer’s Guide which include listings of the Sandwich Panel
System or associated component supplier, the nominated product category and a summary
of available fi re test data.
This publication will provide a useful reference document to architects, designers,
manufacturers, suppliers, installers, building approval offi cers, insurance underwriters or
surveyors, risk management consultants, or building owners and operators.
This is the fi rst Alliance Technical Buyer’s Guide and work has commenced on other similar
guides for construction products in bushfi re prone areas, fi reproofi ng of structural steel and
others.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Sandwich Panel members of The Alliance for completing the
relevant surveys and providing detailed information on their materials and systems without
which this publication could not have been prepared.
John Rakic
Executive Offi cer
The Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment
© 2004 The Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment
Disclaimer
This publication was prepared by J-RAK Consulting for The Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment (The Alliance).
Information provided within is based on data provided by the respective suppliers. Product listings do not signify that the
products listed are endorsed in anyway by The Alliance. The user is urged to contact the supplier and request data sheets
and technical assistance for the application at hand.
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