BRANZ Guide to Passive Fire Protection in Buildings – Download the complete Guide

BRANZ GUIDE TO PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION IN BUILDINGS
CONTENTS
1. Introduction 1
2. Definitions and abbreviations 3
3. What is passive fire protection? 6
Separation of firecells 8
4. New Zealand Building Code and performance requirements 9
Determining the fire resistance of elements of building construction 10
Classification of fire resistance 12
Achieving approval of a fire-resisting construction 13
Changes to existing buildings 16
5. Participants and roles 17
Designer/architect/engineer 19
Building consent officer/building inspector 20
Project manager/head contractor/installer 20
Independent qualified person 21
Third-party inspector 22
General requirements of participants 22
Training 23
6. On-site installation 24
Consented documents 24
Specialist installation contractors 25
Substitution or hybridisation 25
On-site supervision 26
Documenting the installation 26
Labelling 28
Code Compliance Certificate 28
Verification of performance 29
Retrofit or renovations 29
7. Specific installation requirements 30
Fire protection coatings 30
Sealing penetrations 31
Passive fire protection systems – index 33
Walls – timber-framed (single or multi-layers) 34
Walls – masonry 35
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BRANZ GUIDE TO PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION IN BUILDINGS
Walls – composite 36
Cavity barriers 37
Doors – doorsets 40
Doors – lifts 44
Shutters 46
Ducts 47
Fire dampers 48
Structural fire protection 51
Intumescent coatings 52
Penetration seals – electrical and information technology 53
Penetration seals – plumbing 61
Penetration seals – linear gaps 64
8. Checklists 65
Checklist 1: Fire and smoke barriers 65
Checklist 2: Fire-resistant doorsets 67
Checklist 3: Shutters 70
Checklist 4: Ducts 72
Checklist 5: Fire dampers 73
Checklist 6: Penetration seals 75