Some companies are promoting the use of fire intumescent coatings in order to achieve a Fire Group 1 or Fire Group 2 rating when using timber wall or ceiling products. This includes claims of compliance for slotted, perforated, and slat …
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As your trusted slatted panels supplier, SUPAWOOD’s fire retardant (FR) panels continue to meet all requirements for Fire Group Ratings 1, 2 and 3 for any interior area within any class of building. We are constantly having our products tested and revi …
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The BCA stipulates critical elements of a building to be non-combustible, so that in the event of a fire, the failure of these components or elements will not cause or allow, for example, the building to collapse, escaping residents to be trapped, or the fire to travel to other buildings or to other sections of the same building which are on an adjacent level or otherwise separated.
Fire Group numbers or Material Group numbers, are a requirement of the BCA/ NCC 2019, for all internal linings of commercial buildings in Australia.
Since May 2019, the revised test standard for NCC 2019, C1.10, regarding the fire rating of internal linings or materials, has been confusing architects, builders, and contractors as to how they should determine if a timber lining product is Fire Group …
