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Posted on 30/10/2019 in Fire Safety Regulatory 2019
New French
regulations for tall
building fire safety
The French Government has promulgated two decrees
updating fire safety requirements for façade materials
used in residential buildings of < 50 m height. The
requirements depend on the height of the building, with
some specifications changing for buildings > 28 m.
Buildings > 50 m are covered by existing legislation for
“very tall” buildings. The new regulations apply for new
build and also for façade renovation work permitted from
1/1/2020. For buildings up to 50 m, all materials of façade
systems must be classed at least A2-s3-d0 (“A”
essentially means non-combustible), or any element
which does not respect this classification must be
protected by materials classified EI30. Media note that
the French insurance federation (FFA) had pushed for
tighter requirements (A2-s1-d0, that is very low smoke
emission). For all concerned buildings, the new
regulations require that risks situated close to the façade
and also the possibility of falling objects be taken into
account in assessing risks. Also, insulation materials
must be classed A2-s2-d0 (walls and ceilings) or A2 fl-s1
(floors) or protected by a barrier resistant to fire for 15-30
minutes. The new requirements are expected to pose
challenges for the use of polymers and for wood facing in
facades.
Arrêté 7th August 2019 “relatif aux travaux de
modification des immeubles de moyenne hauteur et
précisant les solutions constructives acceptables pour les
rénovations de façade”
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?
id=JORFTEXT000038906954
Arrêté 7th August 2019 “modifiant l’arrêté du 31 janvier
1986 relatif à la protection contre l’incendie des
bâtiments d’habitation”
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2019/8/7/LOGL1907229A/jo/texte
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