Add to ORKGParts of a building occupied mainly for different purposes should be separated from one another by compartment walls and/or compartment floors. Compartmentation is not needed if one of the different purposes is ancillary to the other. See paragraphs 0.18 and 0.19
The provisions in this section make the following assumptions. a. Any fire is likely to be in a fla...
Stairs and service shafts connecting compartments should be protected to restrict the spread of fire...
The principal source of fire in buildings/building sites is their content. Obviously, the combustibi...
All of the following should be provided as compartment walls and compartment floors and should have,...
Openings in a compartment wall common to two or more buildings should be limited to those for either...
Compartment walls forming a separated part of a building should run the full height of the building ...
It is not appropriate to complete a line of compartment walls by fitting cavity barriers above them....
It is not appropriate to complete a line of compartment walls by fitting cavity barriers above them....
All compartment walls and compartment floors should achieve both of the following. a. Form a comple...
Except in buildings described in paragraph 3.28, common stairs forming part of the only escape route...
At the junction with another compartment wall or an external wall, the fire resistance of the compar...
Dwellinghouses that are semi-detached or in terraces should be considered as separate buildings. Eve...
The records should include details of all of the following. d. All passive fire safety measures, i...
Each basement space should have one or more smoke outlets. Where this is not practicable (for exam...
If a loadbearing wall is any of the following, guidance in other sections may also apply. a. A comp...
The provisions in this section make the following assumptions. a. Any fire is likely to be in a fla...
Stairs and service shafts connecting compartments should be protected to restrict the spread of fire...
The principal source of fire in buildings/building sites is their content. Obviously, the combustibi...
All of the following should be provided as compartment walls and compartment floors and should have,...
Openings in a compartment wall common to two or more buildings should be limited to those for either...
Compartment walls forming a separated part of a building should run the full height of the building ...
It is not appropriate to complete a line of compartment walls by fitting cavity barriers above them....
It is not appropriate to complete a line of compartment walls by fitting cavity barriers above them....
All compartment walls and compartment floors should achieve both of the following. a. Form a comple...
Except in buildings described in paragraph 3.28, common stairs forming part of the only escape route...
At the junction with another compartment wall or an external wall, the fire resistance of the compar...
Dwellinghouses that are semi-detached or in terraces should be considered as separate buildings. Eve...
The records should include details of all of the following. d. All passive fire safety measures, i...
Each basement space should have one or more smoke outlets. Where this is not practicable (for exam...
If a loadbearing wall is any of the following, guidance in other sections may also apply. a. A comp...
The provisions in this section make the following assumptions. a. Any fire is likely to be in a fla...
Stairs and service shafts connecting compartments should be protected to restrict the spread of fire...
The principal source of fire in buildings/building sites is their content. Obviously, the combustibi...