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The whole is more than the sum of its parts

By: Language: English Series: Building Engineer ; 86(5) May 2011, 20-21(2)Publication details: 2011Subject(s): Summary: Fire glass is one of the most complex fire safety products on the market, bringing with it stringent testing parameters; best practice is to manage fire glass as a system specification and it must be tested as a complete system; why it is not sufficient to view fire glazing as a single product; examines the dangers of specifying materials independently; British Standards used in the UK until 2013; European (EN) Standards that will be used from 2013.

Fire glass is one of the most complex fire safety products on the market, bringing with it stringent testing parameters; best practice is to manage fire glass as a system specification and it must be tested as a complete system; why it is not sufficient to view fire glazing as a single product; examines the dangers of specifying materials independently; British Standards used in the UK until 2013; European (EN) Standards that will be used from 2013.