The use of fi re classifi cation in the Nordic countries – Proposals for harmonisation Per Thureson, Björn Sundström, Esko Mikkola, Dan Bluhme, Anne Steen Hansen and Björn Karlsson SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden SP Technical SP Fire Technology SP REPORT 2008:29 The use of fire classification in the Nordic countries - Proposals for harmonisation Per Thureson, Björn Sundström, Esko Mikkola, Dan Bluhme, Anne Steen Hansen and Björn Karlsson 2 Key words: harmonisation, fire classification, construction products, building regulations, reaction to fire, fire resistance SP Sveriges Tekniska SP Technical Research Institute of Forskningsinstitut Sweden SP Rapport 2008:29 SP Report 2008:29 ISBN 978-91-85829-46-0 ISSN 0284-5172 Borås 2008 Postal address: Box 857, SE-501 15 BORÅS, Sweden Telephone: +46 33 16 50 00 Telefax: +46 33 13 55 02 E-mail:
[email protected] 3 Contents Contents 3 Preface 5 Summary 6 1 Nordic harmonisation of building regulations – earlier work 9 1.1 NKB 9 2 Building regulations in the Nordic countries 10 2.1 Levels of regulatory tools 10 2.2 Performance-based design and Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) 12 2.2.1 Fire safety and performance-based building codes 12 2.2.2 Verification 13 2.2.3 Fundamental principles of deterministic Fire Safety Engineering 15 2.3 The Construction Products Directive – CPD 16 3 Implementation of the CPD in the Nordic countries – present situation and proposals 18 3.1 Materials 18 3.2 Internal surfaces 22 3.3 External surfaces 24 3.4 Facades 26 3.5 Floorings 28 3.6 Insulation products 30 3.7 Linear