Firefly Batts help create new plant room

Fire barrier products from the Firefly range, including its recently introduced 50mm Batt, have been used by a Scottish fire protection specialist to create a one-hour barrier within an existing floor construction at the University of Strathclyde.

The work within the upper level of the 20 year-old Robertson Building was carried out by Glasgow-based Adaptive Fire Protection, under the direction of BMJ Architects. Firefly’s Technical Sales Manager provided project-specific guidance on the use of the new floor system, in combination with the manufacturer’s Titan Horizontal barrier system, offering 90:60 minutes of integrity and insulation.

Project Architect for BMJ, Sonia Scott, said: “We were asked to create a new plant room up at roof level, but needed to make it internal so that maintenance work on the air handling units could be carried out without exposure to the weather. The Fire Engineering Consultant insisted that the floor zone between the usable occupied space below and the new plant facility should offer a one-hour fire resistance.

“Although I have used Firefly barriers on other buildings in the past, this is the first time we have specified the new Floor Batts: they were ideal due to the slenderness of the build-up and the fact that the work had to be carried out from above. The specification duly offered the required protection to the roof above with its Sarnafil covering.”

Manufactured from woven and non-woven glass, the Firefly range is designed to optimise resistance to flame and smoke, as well as offer heat protection in a wide range of scenarios. The barriers are easy to install horizontally or vertically using a full selection of ancillary products to ensure a fully tested and certified installed system.

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