The Commercial Timber Guidebook

6 . 5

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES

TYPE 1 <18m ≤4 storeys Timber structure

TYPE 2 18m-30m ≤15 storeys Timber structure

TYPE 3 18m-30m ≤15 storeys Hybrid structure

TYPE 4 >30m >15 storeys Hybrid structure

30m 30m

30m

18m 18m

18m

FIRE SAFETY INTERVENTIONS

Sprinklers

Non-combustible core

Minimum two staircases

Compartmentation between floors

Façade design to prevent floor to floor fire spread

Demonstration of auto-extinction

Heat-resistant adhesives

Protection to top of mass timber slab

Non-combustible façade construction

Fire and Rescue Service required to tackle smouldering fire Floor connections enclosed in fire resistant construction

K E Y

Intervention required

Possible intervention required

Intervention required

For more information see the introduction to Section 6 and section 6.1-6.4

Example Buildings

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