Fire Compartmentation of Ventilated Rainscreen Façades

This course is on a low-rised timber-framed façade clad in traditional masonry. As a the most popular envelope assembly, the masonry clad insulated timber frame often seen in residential ‘one-off’ houses or terraces. Unique appearance of the façade was achieved with all standard systems. Detail drawings, videos and explanatory clips explain buildability, performance, compliance and assembly-specific aspects, such as achieving energy and cost efficiency without façade engineers on a project.

Part 1. Cavity Closers in Vertical Compartmentation

This course looks at cavity closers as a mean of vertical compartmentation for ventilated cavities of external cladding in accordance with the current normative base (2020). The façade type is a rainscreen cladding with punched openings. The building has a high-performing and safe façade.

Part 2. Cavity Closers in Horizontal Compartmentation

This course looks at cavity closers as a mean of horizontal compartmentation for ventilated cavities of external cladding in accordance with the current normative base (2020). The façade type is a rainscreen cladding with punched openings. The building has a high-performing and safe façade.

Part 3. Cavity Closers around Openings

This course looks at cavity closers as a mean of compartmentation around windows and doors in accordance with the current normative base (2020). The façade type is a rainscreen cladding with punched openings. The building has a high-performing and safe façade.