Fire Protection in Building TechnologyConstructional fire protection is assuming an ever greater importance in house and building technology. Pipe systems are becoming ever more complex resulting in constantly rising fire loads and greater demands being placed on the planning, design and assembly of pipe systems. This applies especially in the case of special use buildings, such as hospitals, retirement homes, shopping centres or schools where fire protection measures are essential.Escape and rescue routes and pipe leedthrough ducts through walls and ceilings are important areas where the challenge is to fulfil and combine the demands of constructional fire protection, such as the minimum required duration of fire resistance, as well as vibration control and thermal insulation. The legal requirements for constructional fire protection are derived from the German Model Building Code (MBO), German State Building Codes (LBO), DIN 4102, the German Pipe System Guidelines LAR (MLAR) and also from DIN 4109 for vibration control or the German Energy Saving Regulation EnEV for the area of thermal insulation are also taken into account in the range of tested fire protection products.

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