Insulation manufacturer Rockwool has issued technical guidance to specifiers, architects and contractors on the use of bonded construction materials and their Euroclass reaction-to-fire rating.
The government issued a ban on combustible materials in the external walls of relevant buildings over 18m in 2018. Construction elements attached to the facade, such as upstands, balconies and terraces, fall within the scope of the ban.
Some manufacturers have adopted techniques that include the bonding of insulation materials to create a composite board as a solution for these applications. But Rockwool warned this “raises the potential for an inaccurate reaction-to-fire rating to be claimed on the finished product”.
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