What is firestopping?
Both enjoy the challenge of their job, as there is always something new to learn, working with clients, design teams, supply chain, project teams, across different sectors and jurisdictions. There is a sense of growth and personal development in the business.
Ardmac’s data centre contract scope includes the creation of fire compartments, focusing on sealing any openings to prevent fire from passing through buildings. For example, if there is a pipe or duct travels through a wall, it has created a fire safety weak spot and so the teammust find a solution. This might involve using higher density fireboard as walling, which is the most common fire stopping material.
What is involved in becoming certified?
Paddy & Rodney had to sit a three-hour exam online, answering a series of questions based on course material. Having achieved the qualification, it is imperative to, either sit the exam again in three years’ time, or to continue to learn by attending relevant fire stopping seminars where they can achieve points towards maintaining the certification.
Rodney Mason Senior Architectural Technologist
Day to day in the life of a DRI
On a day-to-day basis, Rodney & Paddy are responsible for keeping up to date with the latest regulations and technology surrounding fire stopping solutions, liaising with our supply chain and approving all the solutions both at tender stage, during design and before they are implemented on our projects across Europe. This ensures that Ardmac have the knowledge to ensure the complete solution is fully complaint with the current regulations, which are continuously evolving and vary by location across Europe.
Paddy Mooney Architectural Technologist
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