CPD
DANIEL HOPKINSON
constructionmanagermagazine.com
CPD: FIRE RESISTANCE AND ENGINEERED WOOD PANELS
A flame-retardant (FR) engineered wood panel is typically available as oriented strand board (OSB) or mediumdensity fibreboard (MDF). While one is structural, the other is used for decoration and finishing. OSB variants can be used in floors, walls and ceilings within a building – if meeting the relevant Euroclass. MDF variants are often used in sensitive environments where maximum protection is required, such as art galleries, hospitals and schools.
FLAME-RETARDANT ENGINEERED WOOD PANELS HAVE OPENED UP POSSIBILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. BUT HOW DOES THIS TECHNOLOGY WORK AND WHAT BENEFITS DO FIRE-RETARDANT ENGINEERED WOOD PANELS BRING TO THE TABLE? THIS CPD, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDITE SMARTPLY, EXPLAINS
Above: The Edge student apartments, Liverpool
Flame retardant vs fire resistant When talking about an FR product, there can be some confusion about what it relates to. Fire resistance is different to flame retardance and it’s important to establish this early on.
40 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGER OCTOBER 2020
40_43.CMOct20.cpdsmartply_scW.indd 40
15/09/2020 14:34