Fire Separation Curtain Wall

Tgp s fire rated curtain wall systems are engineered to meet these stringent fire safety performance requirements and more making your designs stand out.

Fire separation curtain wall.

Provide floor to floor fire separation in multi storey buildings. Curtain wall and edge of slab fire barrier systems for single spandrel zero spandrel and steel back pan configurations hilti s vast library of firestop solutions ranging from traditional spandrel designs 100 vision glass or eifs are unrivaled in the industry. Flexibility is the defining characteristic of this fire smoke curtain. Available in large dimensions this vertically deploying solution is suitable for atrium separation openings in walls and specialty enclosures where fire rated protection is required.

Fire curtains deploy when triggered by a fire alarm or sensor. Area separation walls are also referred to as party walls firewalls multi family walls and h stud assemblies. Fire rated curtain wall systems pass the same fire tests as solid walls and allow for unlimited areas of glazing in fire separations. From the ground breaking firemaster concertina installed to protect staircases at the oil search offices in sydney to the no visible support nvs horizontal fire curtains employed to stop the fire from spreading between floors of arup s multi.

Area separation walls are non load bearing 2 hour and 3 hour rated vertical wall assemblies that provide fire resistant protection between adjacent living units in apartment buildings condominiums and townhouses. Bradford fireseal curtain wall batts are tested to as1530 4 and can be tailored to meet bca requirements for volume 1 clause c2 6. Moisture appears around or behind the curtain wall. Any gaps behind a curtain wall must be packed with non combustible material that will withstand thermal expansion and structural movement without loss of seal against fire and smoke.

The intent of the typical construction details shown in open link in same page figure 3 7 1 3 is to ensure that combustible materials external or internal are not directly exposed to fire at the junction of the wall and non combustible roof eaves lining guttering and the like. This specialized curtain assembly can be also be specified with manual egress see m2500e. 8 3 5 4 1 voids created between the fire resistance rated floor assembly and the exterior curtain wall shall be protected with a perimeter joint system that is designed and tested in accordance. Photo courtesy of national gypsum area separation.

Coopers fire curtains are bs and en certified and tested to ul standards. Optional galvanised steel flashings are then installed both below and above the curtain wall batt sealed to the wall and the concrete with fire rated sealant.