Room-enclosing building components

Room-enclosing building components are of crucial importance for safety in buildings. In the event of a fire, they limit the fire and smoke to a specific area and thus enable the targeted evacuation of people.

The most important properties of room-enclosing building components are their resistance to radiant heat and the spread of fire and smoke. In the event of a fire, they must remain stable for a certain period of time in order to slow down or stop the spread of the fire. The quality of the space-enclosing building components can be decisive for the success of the evacuation and the limitation of the damage. Room-enclosing components can be load-bearing or non-load-bearing.