Steelwork Protection With Tecbor® Boards – Mall of Sofia (Bulgaria)
In this article, we will talk about a new international reference for the protection of metallic structures thanks to the Tecbor® panels that h…
In this article, we will talk about a new international reference for the protection of metallic structures thanks to the Tecbor® panels that h…
Fire-resistant partition walls are of vital importance in the event of a fire. They prevent the fire from spreading to other areas or fire secto…
Located under las Glorias Square in Barcelona, this tunnel was built to alleviate the road junction situated in the Sant Martí district, at the …
mercor tecresa´s R+D department, has developed a new fireproof mortar called Tecplaster®. This mortar has a great hardness and rigidity, whi…
As seen in the previous post on square and rectangular dampers, ventilation ducts can participate in spreading the fire uncontrollably throu…
Intumescent collars are very important elements of the passive fire protection. Indeed, they prevent the spread of fire through holes that ap…
For a long time now, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings have been carried out through ducts. In addition, according to the new certi…
Contrary to what one might think, wooden structures have a few advantages compared to other materials like concrete or steel:
After concrete structures, let us now talk about metallic load bearing structures, particularly sensitive to high temperature in case of fir…
At mercor tecresa® we are happy to announce the launch of our Website in Portuguese, in order to improve the communication with our clients in th…
Today we will offer a quick answer on how to fireproof the principal types of load bearing structures when they are not equipped against fire, to …
An impressive fire occurred last week at the Nuevo Madrid Hotel. Fortunately, nobody was harmed. But the material damages are important, and t…
Smoke evacuation systems must always be operational, and maintenance is key to ensure their correct functioning in case of fire. It is of vital …
There is a generalized idea about the great fire resistance of reinforced concrete. This only occurs on high thickness elements and dense re…
In case of fire, it is essential to protect the electrical cables enabling all installations to function correctly. Besides, most of those ins…
From the R&D department mercor tecresa® we have created a new product called OSOTHERM® to complete our already extensive smoke ventilato…
High-rise buildings have the advantage of being able to host a great number of people on a reduced floor space. But special attention needs to be …
Textile fire barriers or curtains are made of a fireproof material that spreads itself in case of fire simply by gravity thanks to a counterweig…
Generally invisible, it is silent and has no alarm, and cannot put out a fire. Nevertheless, it ensures that many lives and many buildings are be…
Since 2004, the criteria of European reaction to fire classification have been standardized. New parameters were added to the concept of comb…
Fixed or mobile smoke curtains are made of a textile looking like a thick and flexible plasticised canvas. There are two types of curtains, with …
It is very common, during renovations or new constructions, to find this type of slab. It has the great advantage of letting more light in, betwe…
When a ventilation duct goes through one or more fire sectors, the regulation is clear : it requires the installation of a shutter element at the …
Slabs made of concrete and Steel sheets were developed during the second half of the last century in order to improve the construction of skyscr…
mercor tecresa® keeps on growing and taking up new challenges. Therefore, since the 1st of July 2020, we moved our head office to a new location w…
As seen in the previous post, the resistance to fire is not a unique concept, but depends on the use given to the construction material we are deal…
The Fire Resistance of a construction material is defined by several independant components that can be used individually or together, depen…
To extinguish a fire, we first need to know the different mechanisms that could have started it. Only then, can we find the most effective way to e…
In this article we look at the different systems that exist to control a smoke evacuation facility and analyze the convenience of each in each si…
Steel used in construction needs to be protected against a possible fire. At a temperature close to 500 º C it loses its mechanical capacity and b…
Our Tecbor® panels renew certified by UKAS accredited CERTIFIRE CF 5616 from their Warrington office.
Certifire is an independent cer…
mercor tecresa® R&D Department has been developing for years a product that completes our catalogue of passive fire protection products…
As a continuation of the previous post, today we are going to talk about isolation types.
This system is used when the f…
The facade of our house is the most important part when it comes to thermal insulation, as it’s usually the one with the largest surface ar…
In Spain, fires in homes in 2018 accounted for a total of 123 deaths, although there is no official data for 2019 yet, everything indicates that t…
There are several types of ventilators for the elimination of smoke produced in case of fire, we have already spoken in previous posts about the …
Fireproof materials in case of fire:
On January 15th, a fire broke out on the roof of the airport in Elche – Alicante and the building was ev…
We will continue with the sectorization of Ventilation Ducts; here, we will be talking about forced ventilation. As the CTE states in its DB-SI …
As it happens with the Passive Protection of the structure, sectoring of dividing walls and firewall strips, when applying the Fire Safety Reg…
Continuing with last week’s Post, today we finish with the concerning to passive protection in Industrial Buildings.
Encounter of div…
In this post we will review several aspects related to Passive Protection in Industry to comply with the Fire Safety in Industrial Buildings Re…
There are several models of ventilators, a few weeks ago we talked about the LAM model, today we are going to show the characteristics and advant…
When it comes to legalizing an industrial installation, we still find in many cases, gutters made of corrugated iron. In some cases with a concr…
Mercor Tecresa® has received the DAPcons® Certificate (Environmental Product Declaration) for its committal to achieving sustainability …
We all miss a specific section for Passive Fire Protection in the new RIPCI (Spanish only), since these installations are as important as any A…
A ventilator is an element that is installed on the façade or roof and permits smoke evacuation via an automatic or manual opening in the event of …
Ventilated façades is a construction system composed of an inner layer, an insulation layer, an air chamber and an external watertight layer. …
The shaft for services might have a key role in the propagation of a fire through the different storeys of the building, therefore it is essentia…
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