This seminar will help to answer the very basics about fire door – why they are needed to the consideration of specification and fire testing.

The safety of people an property is an absolute priority when designing buildings. This seminar is aimed at helping you design with fire safety in mind. It will give you a comprehensive understanding of fire safety and the chance to ask questions and get expert advice. The discussion will also focus on fire rated systems’ performance, application and design considerations, such as doors, fire screens and glazed partitions. Topics covered include Relevant Regulations and Standards, Building a Safer Future, Compliance, Fure Testing (British and European Standards), The Role of Fire Doors, Design Consideration, Fire Ratings for Doors and Glazed Panels, Glass Types, Video of Fire Test and Impact Tests, Installation, Maintenance and Ongoing Inspection.

The scope of this seminar is to provide an overview of the latest legislation and regulatory requirements for fire doorsets in housing. This includes a review of The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (fire doors regulation 10). It examines standard based performance with a focus on fire, smoke, thermal insulation, and Security for dwellings. The seminar provides a greater awareness of what affects specification in existing as well as new build and how to achieve compliance through the golden thread. The seminar also details the current requirements in relation to CE/UKCA marking on fire doorsets.

This RIBA approved CPD will include: What is Single Ply roofing?; Fire Testing for Single Ply Roofing Systems: Test methods for external fire exposure to roofs: Fire classification of construction products and building elements – using data from external fire exposure to roofs tests; Approved Document B & Fire Test Requirements; Combustible materials ban and Single Ply roofing.