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Fire testing of insulation materials for buildings and construction

Insulation materials can influence how fire develops and spreads in buildings.

DBI performs reaction-to-fire testing of insulation materials to document how the material behaves during fire exposure under standardised test conditions.

Reaction-to-fire testing focuses on the insulation material itself, including components that can influence fire behaviour during exposure.

The testing supports classification and product documentation.

Documentation:

  • Accredited fire test reports
  • Classification reports
Worker installing insulation material in a wall construction.

Material composition and fire behaviour

Insulation materials are often based on mineral wool, stone wool or similar insulation materials with low combustibility.

However, insulation products may also contain binders, coatings or other components that influence how the product behaves during fire exposure.

The documented fire performance therefore depends on the complete product configuration.

One of DBI furnaces after a fire test, where a technican is pouring water on the burning test item.

See some of our fire test furnaces in this video

Our 3,000 square meter headquarters near Copenhagen houses a modern fire laboratory with various furnaces for almost all types of fire tests.

This makes it possible for us to conduct almost all types of fire tests, from small-scale to full-scale, with items as high as 4.48 meters.

Watch the video of some of our fire testing facilities.

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