A desk-based study to assess the fire resistance performance of building elements, to increase the coverage of tested products or cover project-specific elements that may be impractical to test.

To comply with regulations, many buildings require fire resistant building elements such as fire doors, screens, walls, floors etc. The performance of these elements needs to be proven. This is normally achieved by appropriate fire resistance testing.

However, it is impractical to test all potential variations of fire resistant elements for all applications. Professional determinations are often necessary to establish whether variations from tested details are acceptable.

Chiltern Fire has a team of fire consultants who produce assessments of fire resistance performance for Building Regulation compliance based on the agreed principles and resolutions of the Fire Test Study Group.