Fire doors
They maintain the building's compartmentation and hinder fire and smoke from passing from one area to another. Their choice, installation and upkeep are what determine whether they do their job.
Fire Protection
Solutions to contain fire and protect your premises
Passive protection limits the spread of fire and smoke, compartments the spaces and protects the building structure against the effects of a fire.
We install and maintain these elements, adapting to the characteristics of each building, activity and project.
What is passive fire protection?
These are the elements, materials and construction solutions that hinder the spread of fire and smoke, contain the fire within an area and preserve the resistance of certain building elements for the required time.
Unlike active protection, it is not meant to detect or extinguish: its job is to form barriers and protect construction elements to delay the advance of fire, allow a safe evacuation and reduce damage. And it does that job without anyone having to activate it.
Passive protection has to be considered as a whole, with particular attention to the compartmentation of spaces, the openings between sectors and the elements that can be affected by high temperatures.
Passive protection solutions
Fireproofing
It improves the fire behaviour of certain materials and construction elements, with products and systems selected according to what needs protecting.
Structural protection
It delays the temperature rise of structural elements so they keep the performance specified in the project for the required time.
Compartmentation and sealing
It divides the building into sectors and treats every service penetration crossing them, which is where compartmentation is most often lost.
Installation, maintenance and upgrading of passive fire protection
The effectiveness of passive fire protection does not depend solely on choosing the right solutions and carrying out a correct installation. It is also essential to keep it in good condition over time, to preserve the protection conditions intended for the building.
Building work or a refurbishment, new services running through, an added cable or pipe, a fire door that stops closing properly or a damaged coating can compromise the compartmentation and protection originally intended, sometimes without it being obvious.
For this reason, it is important to inspect the condition of the passive protection elements, especially when modifications are made to the building or when it is necessary to evidence their protection conditions.
At Sercoin we study the characteristics of each project to offer you passive fire protection solutions adapted to your premises, both in new projects and in existing buildings and installations. We can help you with:
- Study of the passive protection needs of the installation.
- Advice on the most appropriate solutions.
- Installation and maintenance of fire doors.
- Fireproofing and structural protection work.
- Compartmentation and sealing of service penetrations.
- Inspection of existing fire doors and compartmentation.
- Location of unsealed or poorly protected penetrations.
- Inspection of structural protection systems.
- Repair of damaged elements.
- Upgrading and updating of existing installations.
- Maintenance of passive protection elements.
- Documentation and certification of the work carried out.
Maintenance and inspection of passive protection
Passive protection is part of the building itself and, precisely because of that, some shortcomings go unnoticed until a specific inspection is carried out.
A discontinuity in a compartmentation, a service penetration that has not been properly sealed or a fire door that does not work as it should can reduce the building's ability to contain fire, hinder its spread and protect its essential elements.
At Sercoin we can carry out a review of the existing passive protection, identify possible shortcomings and determine the actions needed to correct them, repairing or upgrading the affected elements.
In this way, we help maintain the building's protection conditions and detect possible problems arising from use, the passage of time, refurbishments or later modifications.
Upgrading and certification of installations
The passive protection review matters especially when an installation has to be legalised, an inspection passed, refurbishment work carried out or certain protection conditions evidenced to an insurer.
In these cases, we can analyse the condition of the installation, identify the shortcomings related to passive protection and carry out the actions needed to bring it up to standard.
In addition, we provide the documentation and certification corresponding to the work carried out, in line with the characteristics and scope of each project.
That way, you can rely on one team to manage work related to fire doors, fireproofing, structural protection, compartmentation and fire sealing, simplifying the management and maintenance of your premises' passive protection.
Protect your building against the spread of fire
Proper fire protection is not just about detecting and extinguishing a fire. It is also essential that the building itself is prepared to contain it, limit its spread and keep its essential elements protected. At Sercoin we can help you throughout the whole process:
- Study
- Installation
- Fireproofing
- Compartmentation
- Maintenance
- Upgrading
- Documentation and certification
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Need to install, inspect or upgrade your passive protection?
Tell us about your project and we will advise you on the most appropriate solutions.