When exposed to extreme heat, steel loses its structural integrity rapidly, potentially leading to catastrophic collapse. This weakness necessitates robust fire protection measures to ensure building safety and occupant survival.
At Promat, our expertise goes beyond standard regulations, addressing complex design challenges that conventional fire standards often overlook. With decades of experience in prescriptive and performance-based protection models, we offer architects and engineers peace of mind that buildings can maintain structural integrity in the event of a fire.
Our approach combines innovative materials, advanced testing, and sophisticated modelling techniques. This enables us to deliver tailored fire protection for even the most complex steel structures.
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Carbon fibre is increasingly used to reinforce an extsting concrete load-bearing structure. This brochure tells you how to protect reinforced concrete beams and columns against fire. This is a must have brochure for every architect or engineer who retrofits and refurbishes old concrete structures.
Enhance your knowledge and stay up to date with our comprehensive CPD course on fire protection for structural steel.
Our comprehensive guide contains everything you need to know, to specify compliant and effective protection for structural steel.
Understand the expert support we can offer you, including help with regulations and testing, sustainability and accurate specification.
We offer you a wide range of solutions to protect load-bearing steel against fire. However: in some specific cases, PROMATECT® board protection is actually the only viable option for a 100% fire safety. This white paper lists 6 concrete situations where board protection is definitely your prefered choice. Our advice is based on real job site challenges that were solved with trusted building partners. If your project faces a similar challenge, go for boards or contact your local Promat expert by filling in the form below.
The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of the PROMATECT®-H board lists the key measurements of the environmental impact of our product. This new edition shows our commitment to sustainable production and it guides us towards new initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint even further.
A handy one-page Summary sheet gives you the main points and data. It also explains how you can re-calculate the data for boards of different thicknesses, as the EPD uses 20mm board as its reference.
The PROMATECT®-H board has passed numerous fire tests, and it is legendary for its durability and impact resistance. The board has been installed for more than 60 years, and its installations still pass maintenance audits with flying colours.
The First Way Campus project used modern methods of construction, slotting prefabricated room pods into a structural steel frame that needed up to 120 minutes of fire resistance. Speed was a critical factor, with a compressed build timetable.
Our guide explains the solutions to common challenges faced by architects when specifying passive fire protection for structural steel. It covers specifying compliant solutions in situations that fall outside of testing standards, and other complexities, helping you design in fire protection with complete confidence.
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