Chiltern Fire has produced a 20 minute DVD explaining proving fire resistance performance through testing, assessment and certification.

The DVD covers:

• Specimen design
• Devising a fire test programme
• Test itself
• Failure criteria
• Test evidence
• Certification

This DVD is available free-of-charge, please  with your address.

TI 1 - Fire Resistance Testing, Assessment & Certification

• Testing - Standards, Test methods, Reporting and Process
• Assessments
• Third party certification
• Time-scales and flow-charts

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TI2 - Fire Resistance - Design Considerations

Factors to consider when designing a fire door, including:

• Production
• Performance
• Coverage (under Assessment)

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TI3 - Reaction to Fire - Testing & Classification

Explanation of European reaction to fire test methods and Euro Classes:

• What is reaction to fire?
• Requirements for buildings
• European harmonisation
• European Standards
• European Classification (Equivalence to National Standards)
• Testing

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TI5 - Thermal Simulation, Certification & Energy Ratings

Proving thermal performance of windows and doors to comply with Part L:

• Requirements
• Proving performance
• Thermal simulation
• Window Energy Ratings (and labels)
• Verification and certification

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TI4 - Insulating Glass Units

Testing and CE marking of IGUs, according to EN 1279:

• The legal requirements
• CE marking
• EN 1279: Glass in Building - Insulating glass units
• Timescales
• Essential requirements

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