Combustibility of external walls

Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Combustibility of external walls. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 10: Resisting fire spread over external walls, 1 (10.3). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 79. ISBN 9781859469156

WarningThere is a more recent version of this item available.
Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

The external walls of buildings other than those described in regulation 7(4) of the Building Regulations should achieve either of the following.
a. Follow the provisions given in paragraphs 10.5 to 10.8, which provide guidance on all of the following.
i. External surfaces.
ii. Materials and products.
iii. Cavities and cavity barriers.
b. Meet the performance criteria given in BRE report BR 135 for external walls using full-scale test data from BS 8414-1 or BS 8414-2.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords
Uncontrolled Keywords: external wall, cavity barrier, regulation, b4 external fire spread, unprotected area, cavity stop, commissioning, specified attachment, direct distance, building regulations
Subjects: Section 10: Resisting fire spread over external walls
B4: External fire spread
Building standards
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2020 05:26
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2021 19:40
URI: https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/683

Available Versions of this Item

Actions (login required)

View Item
View Item