Wood is indispensable as a sustainable and circular building material. It combines aesthetics with ecological advantages and is increasingly being used in construction projects, for example as wall and facade cladding. Fire safety is an important point of attention in this regard. How do you ensure that wood meets the correct fire class in an environmentally friendly way?
At Hestus, we offer a solution by treating wood with Burnblock, an environmentally friendly fire-retardant that meets the strict requirements of the NEN-EN 13501-1 standard (fire class B). But what does that mean in practice? Which wood species and profile types can be treated with fire-retardant treatment to demonstrably meet these requirements?
Hestus has had this investigated by building consultancy firm DGMR. We have made the results of this research accessible in a whitepaper for the building professional. It shows how and which combinations of wood species and profile types can successfully meet fire class B and how the tests were carried out.
The whitepaper can be downloaded here free of charge by everyone.
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