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Thermomass Concrete Sandwich Panels &<br />
Fire Resistance<br />
Following the announcement of new legislation for building over 18 metres all having to be non-combustible, the construction<br />
industry has been presented with quite a challenge and the options are few.<br />
Fortunately, the fire properties of concrete<br />
are well known; it does not burn. In fact,<br />
Thermomass sandwich panels comply<br />
with drawing 34 of the Building Regulations and<br />
therefore do not require non-combustible<br />
thermal insulation. The multi-storey fire test<br />
proves this to be true. No cavity, no oxygen, any<br />
fire is starved of the fuel it needs to burn. See<br />
below:<br />
That said perception is becoming reality and the<br />
requests for thermal insulation which does not<br />
burn and achieve A1 or A2 to Euroclass fire tests<br />
is becoming the norm.<br />
CSM (UK) Ltd have pioneered the use of noncombustible<br />
thermal insulation in concrete<br />
sandwich panels incorporating the Thermomass<br />
connectors system in the UK and Ireland and<br />
provide two options; cellular glass and<br />
TmassRockpanel cores. The latter is a specialist<br />
hybrid product made for the company for use as<br />
a core in concrete sandwich construction.<br />
The disadvantages are an increase in the<br />
overall thickness of the panel and an<br />
increase in cost, however these two facts<br />
remain the same for which ever<br />
construction method is being chosen.<br />
That said, many designers are already<br />
choosing thicker insulation to achieve<br />
the aesthetic design required for<br />
their buildings, therefore the trade<br />
off in increased thickness is not<br />
noticeable.<br />
If building designers require<br />
attractive high rise buildings<br />
(such as the ones below) 100% compliant to the<br />
fire law either perceived or otherwise, then the<br />
Thermomass system proves the compliant<br />
solution with certainty of programme and<br />
certainty of cost.<br />
www.csm-uk.co.uk<br />
see us at<br />
Offsite,<br />
stand no.<br />
A43<br />
G 02/10/2018 09:30 Page 1<br />
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