Fire Resistant Materials

Materials and Non-Combustibles

Commercial sites are made from many different materials both internally and externally.   They also have fixtures and fitting such as wall and floor coverings.  Under current National Construction Code requirement, all of these must be fire rated to ensure the safety of the building occupants.

These are often know as :

  • material and assemblies required to have fire hazard properties, and
  • elements required to be non-combustible.

In general, they are also referred to as materials indices and non-combustibles, with the “materials” part being your internal fittings and “non-combustibles” meaning elements the building is constructed of, both internal and external. Examples of both of these elements are plasterboard, ceiling panels, steel beams, external cladding  and associated fire proofing (such as the fire proofing material fixed to the beam in the photo to the right).

DFEM non-combustible elements
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Materials and Non-Combustibles

Commercial sites are made from many different materials both internally and externally.   They also have fixtures and fitting such as wall and floor coverings.  Under current National Construction Code requirement, all of these must be fire rated to ensure the safety of the building occupants.

These are often know as :

  • material and assemblies required to have fire hazard properties, and
  • elements required to be non-combustible.
DFEM non-combustible elements
Click for an information sheet

In general, they are also referred to as materials indices and non-combustibles, with the “materials” part being your internal fittings and “non-combustibles” meaning elements the building is constructed of, both internal and external. Examples of both of these elements are plasterboard, ceiling panels, steel beams, external cladding  and associated fire proofing.

Materials and Non-Combustibles

Commercial sites are made from many different materials both internally and externally.   They also have fixtures and fitting such as wall and floor coverings.  Under current National Construction Code requirement, all of these must be fire rated to ensure the safety of the building occupants.

These are often know as :

  • material and assemblies required to have fire hazard properties, and
  • elements required to be non-combustible.

In general, they are also referred to as materials indices and non-combustibles, with the “materials” part being your internal fittings and “non-combustibles” meaning elements the building is constructed of, both internal and external. Examples of both of these elements are plasterboard, ceiling panels, steel beams with associated fire proofing and external cladding.

DFEM non-combustible elements
Click for an information sheet

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If there are any queries regarding non-combustibles or material that are required to have fire
hazard properties on your site, please visit  “contact us” !

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