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NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

This Amendments Booklet has been prepared by the Department of Finance and contains clarifications and revisions to – Technical Booklet B - Materials and workmanship: July 2013, Technical Booklet C -

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

"External wall" of a building includes a reference to— (a) anything located within any space forming part of the wall; (b) any decoration or other finish applied to any external (but not internal) sur

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

"Specified attachment" means— (a) a balcony attached to an external wall; (b) a device for reducing heat gain within a building by deflecting sunlight which is attached to an external wall; or (c) a s

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Subject to paragraph (3), building work shall be carried out so that materials which become part of an external wall, or specified attachment, of a relevant building are of European Classification A2-

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Paragraph (2) does not apply to— (a) cavity trays when used between two leaves of masonry; (b) any part of a roof (other than any part of a roof which falls within paragraph (d) of the definition of '

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Materials in external walls of tall buildings 2.14A The Building Regulations restrict the use of combustible materials in the external walls of buildings with a topmost storey over 18 m in height. Ref

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN 13501-1: 2018 Fire Classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from reaction to fire tests.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

if the external walls are constructed so that – (i) the risk of ignition from an external source, and the spread of fire over their surfaces, is restricted by making provision for them to have low rat

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The materials used for external walls and attachments to them, should not contribute to the rate of fire spread up the outside of a building.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

External Wall – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 22 in Part B of the Building Regulations.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Relevant building – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 23(4) in Part B of the Building Regulations.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Specified attachment – has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 22 in Part B of the Building Regulations.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Much of the guidance in this document is given in terms of performance classifications in relation to British or European Standards. In such cases, it will be necessary to demonstrate that a system or

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Any test evidence used to demonstrate the fire performance classification of a product or system should be carefully checked to ensure that it is applicable to the intended use. Small differences in d

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Assessments should not be regarded as a way to avoid a test where one is necessay. Assessments should only be carried out where sufficient relevant test evidence is available. Relevant test evidence i

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Where it is proposed to assess the classification of a product or system in lieu of carrying out a specific test (as in paragraph 1.6A(b)), this should be done in accordance with the relevant standard

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Tests and assessments should be carried out by organisations with the necessary expertise. For example, organisations listed as 'notified bodies' in accordance with the European Construction Products

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Reaction to fire relates to the degree to which a product will contribute by its own decomposition, to a fire under specified conditions. Under the European Classification system, products, other than

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The classes of reaction to fire performance of A2, B, C and D are accompanied by additional classifications related to the production of smoke (s1, s2, s3) with s1 indicating the lowest production. Th

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

a product made from one or more of the materials considered as Class A1 without the need for testing, as defined in Commission Decision 2003/424/EC and 2000/605/EC amending decision 96/603/EC of 4th O

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN ISO 1182: 2020 Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN ISO 1716: 2018 Reaction to fire tests for products. Determination of the gross heat of combustion.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN ISO 11925:2020 Reaction to fire tests, Part 2: Single - flame source test

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN 13823:2020 Reaction to fire tests for building products. Building products excluding floorings exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

BS EN 15725: 2010 Extended application reports on fire performance of construction products and building elements.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Fire Performance of Green Roofs and Walls 2013 published by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Guide to undertaking technical assessments of fire performance of construction products based on fire test evidence: published by Passive Fire Protection Forum 2021.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

This Section contains provisions relating to the design and construction of – (a) external walls in order that – (i) the risk of ignition from an external source to the outside surface of a building a

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The external walls of a building are elements of structure and other than those areas which may be unprotected (as determined in accordance with paragraphs 5.10 to 5.12) should have the appropriate pe

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The external walls of a building should not provide a medium for fire spread if that is likely to be a risk to health and safety. Combustible materials, cavities in external walls and attachments to e

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The external walls of buildings other than those described in Regulation 23(4) of the Building Regulations should achieve all the provisions given in paragraphs 5.3 to 5.4B which provide guidance on a

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The external surface of an external wall (i.e. outermost external material) should meet the requirements given in Table 5.1A relevant to the height of the building and the distance between the buildin

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Where a building has a storey the floor of which is 18 m or more above ground level, any insulation material, and any filler material (such as the core materials of metal composite panels, sandwich pa

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Cavity barriers should be provided in accordance with paragraphs 4.36 to 4.42.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

In the case of an external wall construction of a building which, by virtue of paragraph 4.40(d) (external cladding system with a masonry or concrete inner leaf), is not subject to the provisions of T

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Table 5.1A Reaction to fire performance of external surfaces of walls Building Type | Building height | Less than 1 m from the relevant boundary | 1 m or more from the relevant boundary 'Relevant bu

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

In addition to the requirements within this table, buildings with a top occupied storey above 18 m should also meet the provisions of paragraph 5.4.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The restrictions for these buildings apply to all the materials used in the external wall and specified attachments (see paragraphs 5.4C to 5.4F for further guidance).

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Profiled or flat steel sheet at least 0.5 mm thick with an organic coating of no more than 0.2 mm thickness is also acceptable.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Timber cladding at least 9 mm thick is also acceptable.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

10 m is measured from the top surface of the roof.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Regulation 23(2) applies to any building with a storey at least 18 m above ground level and which contains one or more dwellings; an institution; or a room for residential purposes (excluding any room

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

External walls and specified attachments are defined in Regulation 22 and these definitions include any parts of the external wall as well as balconies, solar panels and sun shading.

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Regulation 8 provides that, where the use of a building is changed such that the building becomes a building described in Regulation 23(4), the construction of the external walls, and specified attach

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

The provisions of Regulation 23 apply in addition to the requirements of regulation 36. Therefore for buildings described in Regulation 23(4), the potential impact of any products incorporated into or

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 7 2022 (Booklets B C E)

Frequently, the provisions of Section 4 do not require the portal frames of a single storey building to have fire resistance except where the column members of those frames are within, or support, an

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)

This Amendments Booklet has been prepared by the Department of Finance and contains corrections, clarifications and revisions to – Technical Booklet E - Fire safety: October 2012; and Technical Bookle

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)

Page 4 Under the heading "Technical Booklets", in the 1st paragraph, delete "and Personnel"; and after "2012", insert – "(as amended)".

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)

Page 4 Under the heading "This Technical Booklet", delete "33, 34, 35, 36, and 37" and substitute – "23(2), 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 37A and 37B".

NI-wide·Amendments Booklet AMD 9 2025 (Booklets E R)

Page 6 In the heading "The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland)", delete "(2007)" and substitute – "(2016)".