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FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION STARTS WITH FIREPROOF MATERIALS THE FIRE SAFETY OF FLOOR COVERINGS IS ALSO REGULATED
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In order to be able to speak of a fireproof building, the circle must be complete. In other words, all aspects of fire safety must be taken into account or else that safety can never be guaranteed. We can compare this perfectly to insulation: 'A little insulation' is completely useless. When designing a building, we therefore not only take into account the flammability of materials and their potential contribution to a possible fire, but also the risk of the fire spreading to another room (compartmentalisation) or to a neighbouring building (fireproof urbanisation).
Legislation has become 'imperative’ Now that the European regulations have included fire safety among the six basic properties (in addition to stability, health, safety in use, noise pollution, and energy savings) of construction
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products through the Construction Products Directive, this topic has inevitably received more attention. Thank goodness for that! There are still too many victims of fire incidents. The Construction Products Directive has since become a regulation. As a result, the authorities and all those involved in the construction industry will have to 'tighten things up' in a certain sense. Countries which have ignored the Construction Products Directive and largely neglected the CE marking will no longer be able to do so. The fact that the suppliers of the products will have to submit a declaration of conformity is only one of the more stringent measures. Fire safety is now one of the six fundamental requirements that buildings and building materials must meet. Specific requirements have now been set for the fire safety of materials, in both new construction and renovation, partly depending on the purpose of a building. This also applies to wooden floors.
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