Do you wish to receive more information or advice concerning the reaction to fire classes, don't hesitate to contact our Technical sales advisor.
Contact Geoffrey Moerman
Technical sales advisor of Lemahieu Fire Protection®
Building sustainably with wood: a choice made for the future
Building with wood is not just an aesthetic statement, it is a conscious choice in favor of the future. Thanks to its low carbon emissions, renewable nature and minimal environmental impact during production and processing, wood fits perfectly within the sustainability ambitions of today's construction industry.
Novelties that increase creative freedom
Architects do not have to make any aesthetic concessions thanks to the innovative treatments. On the contrary:
- Aesthetic color finishes combined with fire-retardant treatment
The fire-retardant-treated wood and ThermoWood® can be mechanically finished with a color coating (semi-transparent or opaque) or pre-graying. These color finishes have been tested and certified in conjunction with the fire retardant treatment. It is purely an aesthetic choice. Machine finishing ensures a quality and even finish.
- Accoya wood in stock
Lemahieu is the partner-distributor of Accoya wood for Belgium and Luxembourg. This exceptionally durable wood can be treated to B-s1,d0 and has already been successfully used in projects such as De Zenne and the Brussels Psychiatric Institute.
- Newly certified wood species
Cladding with ThermoWood® radiata pine, ThermoWood® tulip wood and Douglas have been tested and can now also be treated to fire reaction class B-s1,d0.
- Alternatives to substrate in facade construction
Thanks to new tests, a fiber cement board (Swiss Pearl, min. density 1300 kg/m3 and min. thickness 4.5 mm) or wood fiber cement board (Duripanel B1, mean density 1200 kg/m3 and min. thickness 18 mm) with a vapor control film can be used as a substrate.
