Description

This report makes up a package of work OFR Consultants has been contracted to complete for BRANZ Ltd. to provide publishable guidance on methods for the passive fire protection of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) in New Zealand with reference to methods used in other areas of the world.

This report is based on current guidance, regulations and research on the provision of passive protection of CLT in the construction of buildings.

Scope

As CLT, as an engineered timber product, is a recent technology there is limited history of passive fire protection as applied to this product. Therefore, this document discusses the current passive fire protection methods used for CLT and possible future methods being researched / developed.