This is the first time such extensive testing has been undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere.
Curtain walls are a common architectural feature of modern buildings.
An essential criterion for their design is the ability to provide adequate protection in the event of fire. After 60 minutes of intense heat, the spandrels insulated with Bradford's new range of Rockwool Curtain Wall fire protection products were still preventing fire penetration to the floors above. This would imply that occupants on other floors in a high-rise construction building should have adequate time to escape the potentially fatal effects of smoke and fire. To support this regional position, Bradford now tests its fire protection products to a wide range of international standards including ASTM, BS, JIS and ISO, as well Australian Standards. The Curtain Wall insulation system was developed by Bradford's dedicated research and development team and as such all products are fully supported by CSR Bradford.