Effective fire performance

The fire characteristics of interior ceiling and wall cladding have a major impact on how a fire develops. During evacuation, it is important that temperature, smoke concentration, heat radiation and other factors do not prevent people inside the building from reaching safety or or increase the risk of the firefighters' intervention options.

Troldtekt panels are made from certified wood, and cement extracted from Danish mineral resources. Wood is an organic and flammable material, but every single wood fibre in a Troldtekt panel is encapsulated and protected by non-flammable cement. Troldtekt panels therefore have low flammability and only emit low heat during a fire, and almost no smoke. 

Group Number Classification - Fire test

The Troldtekt products are locally tested in accordance with ISO 5660 by BRANZ. This is in accordance with the New Zealand Building Code (NZBC) and National Construction Code of Australia(NCC).

See the fire test documentation

 

European CE marking

In the EU it is mandatory to CE-mark products that are covered by a European harmonised standard or European technical approval.

Troldtekt is CE-marked in accordance with the European standard for cement-bonded wood wool, EN 13168 – Thermal insulation products for buildings – Factory made wood wool (WW) products as well as the European standard for suspended ceilings, EN 13964.

Read more about CE-marking and the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).

Thus, in accordance to these standards, these Troldtekt products are tested and classified for reaction to fire in accordance with EN 13501:

  • The reaction to fire classification for Troldtekt acoustic panels is B-s1,d0.

  • The reaction to fire classification for Troldtekt design panels is B-s1,d0.

 

Reaction to fire classification B-s1,d0 and A2-s1,d0

B and A2, respectively, denote the extent to which the material contributes to fire, it’s reaction to fire behaviour. The classification ranges from A1 (non-combustible, no organic and/or combustible components) to F. An F, however, means that the panel has not been tested and are not be sold and used for ceiling cladding. The additional classification in relation to smoke production ranges from s1 as the best to s3 as the worst. And finally, the additional classification in relation to flaming droplets/particles ranges from d0 as the best and down to d2. Together these classifications constitute the “reaction to fire” classification.