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New Guidance On The Use of Combustible Materials

The document provides updated guidance on the use of combustible materials in the external wall construction of buildings over 18m, emphasizing compliance with Building Regulations and NHBC Standards. It specifies that external walls must use materials of limited combustibility and meet performance criteria outlined in relevant test data. The guidance aims to ensure fire safety and health protection in building design and construction.

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New Guidance On The Use of Combustible Materials

The document provides updated guidance on the use of combustible materials in the external wall construction of buildings over 18m, emphasizing compliance with Building Regulations and NHBC Standards. It specifies that external walls must use materials of limited combustibility and meet performance criteria outlined in relevant test data. The guidance aims to ensure fire safety and health protection in building design and construction.

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New guidance on the use of combustible materials within the

external wall construction of buildings over 18m in height

In light of the recently commissioned Government tests and Demonstrating compliance


DCLG advice on whole wall systems, NHBC has reviewed its
position taking account of this new test evidence. The guidance within the Approved Document has not
changed and allows for several options to demonstrate
What do the Building Regulations compliance. However, the latest test data referred to above
require? provides new information on the performance of tested
materials in complete wall systems.
The external envelope of a building should not provide a
medium for fire spread if it is likely to be a risk to health or This creates questions over the in-service performance of
safety. untested systems. In view of this uncertainty, NHBC will only
accept the following as demonstrating compliance:
Paragraphs 12.5 – 12.9 of Approved Document B - Volume 2
deal with external wall construction. In particular: ■■ The use of materials of limited combustibility as stated
in Table A7 of Approved Document B for all elements of
■■ Paragraph 12.5 says that external walls should either the cladding systems both above and below 18m. This
meet the guidance given in paragraphs 12.6 to 12.9 or includes the insulation, internal lining board and the
meet the performance criteria in BR135 for cladding external facing material.
systems using full scale test data from BS 8414-1:2002 or
BS 8414-2:2005. ■■ External walls should meet the performance criteria given
in the BRE Report Fire Protection of external thermal
■■ Paragraph 12.7 (dealing specifically with the use of insulation for walls of multi storey buildings (BR 135) for
insulation materials/products) says that in a building cladding systems using full scale test data from BS 8414-
with a floor level 18m or more above ground level any 1:2002 or BS 8414-2:2005.
insulation product, filler material (not including gaskets,
sealants and similar) etc. used in the external wall For further information or advice, please contact
construction should be of limited combustibility. However technicalservicessupport@nhbc.co.uk
this restriction does not apply to masonry cavity wall
construction which complies with Diagram 34 in Section 9
of the Approved Document.

What do the NHBC Standards require?


NHBC Standards require compliance with Building
Regulations and also that materials provide satisfactory
performance.
In addition, Chapter 6.9 ‘Curtain walling and cladding’ of
the NHBC Standards advises that reference should be made
to BR135.

NHBC
NHBC House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK5 8FP
Tel: 0344 633 1000 Fax: 01908 747255 www.nhbc.co.uk
L408 08/17

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