Passive Fire Protection Systems

Passive Fire Protection systems are those solutions that seek to contain the fire by delaying the growth of the fire using fire rated partitions and doors to prevent the fire and smoke from moving from one compartment to another and delaying the collapse of the building structure. Passive Fire Protection systems include: Fire protection to the structural frame of the building, Fire-resisting doors and fire door furniture, Fire shutters, Compartment walls and floors, Fire-resisting walls and partitions, Suspended ceilings, Fire-resisting glazing, Fire doors and hardware, Industrial fire shutters and curtains, Firefighting shafts and stairwells, Fire-resisting dampers (mechanical or intumescent) used in horizontal or vertical air distribution ducts, Fire-resisting ductwork, Fire-resisting service ducts and shafts, Linear gap seals, Penetration seals for pipes, cables and other services, Cavity barriers, Fire-resisting air transfer grilles (mechanical or intumescent), The building envelope, e.g., fire-resisting external walls, curtain walls etc., Reaction to fire coatings, Hydrocarbon structural fire protection systems.