Internal fire spread – Structure Performance

It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 35 in Part E will be met – (a) if the loadbearing elements of structure of a building are capable of withstanding the effects of fire for an appropriate period without loss of stability; (b) if a building is sub-divided by elements of fire-resisting construction into compartments; (c) if any openings in fire-separating elements are suitably protected in order to maintain the integrity of the element (i.e. the continuity of the fire separation); and