Maintenance of PFP facilities
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…
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…
To conclude with these Post regarding sectorization, we will discuss about Fire Resistant Ducts. As mentioned in the CTE’s DB-SI secti…
mercor tecresa® is proud to have attended to EDIFICA CHILE 2019 and to have had the opportunity to show its products there.
mercor tecresa® thro…
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 …
In this Post we will discuss a common problem. In many places we face protected spaces that require a sectorization, and simultaneously, they n…
According to the Technical Code of the Building in its section DB-SI, we must sectionalise plastic pipes when they cross a fire area and their …
This week we will be talking about metallic pipes and how to carry out the right sectoring as they pass through different fire sectors.
Firstly, …
Today, we continue to dedicate our blog to the sealing in the service crossing. This time we focus the attention on the expansion joints and the s…
Although the explosion of a vehicle or throwing a cigarette on gasoline are scenes with large Hollywood doses, it is better not play with fire wh…
You will find in this post a small guide of the alternatives to carry out a correct sectorization to the fire. In particular, we will be focused on …
There is a risk of electrical fire where there is electricity, especially when the installation is not protected. Within factories and househ…
‘Terminal Zero. Ministry of Flight ‘, a new free fall simulation attraction located in Zaragoza (Spain), has chosen mercor tecr…
One of the most important updates of the TBC (Technical Building Code in Spain) was the one regarding the protection from noise. It restricts, i…
A fire, whatever its origin, is an imminent danger to people who are nearby.
The most important thing in these situations is to keep calm. Adrena…
mercor tecresa® has provided passive fire protection systems at the Baraki Football Stadium, located at the north of Algiers. This is the sec…
The concrete slabs with polystyrene arches have great advantages: a better thermal insulation, lightens the own weight of the slab, fast plac…
Summer has arrived and also the heat waves. Europe is getting ready for a warm air mass coming from Africa which implies some issues concerning s…
Nearly two years after the fire of the Grenfell tower in which 72 people died, another spectacular fire has occurred recently in London, this ti…
One of the most common uses of our fireproof Tecwool® F mortar, besides the fire protection of metal and concrete structures, is the protection …
At the point where a partition wall between buildings or industrial warehouses meets the roof, a 1-metre thick horizontal strip has to be fitte…
For some years, Mercor has manufactured a line of products totally complementary to our main activity: the fire dampers. We continue with the e…
As we already know, fire is one of the most destructive agents we can find. A blaze compromises direct or indirectly any building or structure, t…
Tecbor® is a rigid panel for fire protection composed of magnesium oxide, silicates and other components manufactured by mercor tecresa®. It …
The Al Wakrah Tunnel, opened for commuters at the end of 2018, is located between Doha, capital city of Qatar, and Al Wakrah. It is a 160-metre lon…
The most common application of a fireproof mortar is the protection of metallic structure. In order to certify that the applied thickness comp…
Check out the updated Certificate of Constancy of Performance of the Tecwool® F fireproof Mortar, already available for download.
Tecwool® F…
Few weeks ago, we published a post about the Teclack-W® Intumescent Paint where we explained the difference between a “reactive” and a “non-…
In mercor tecresa® we move forward and put our 20th anniversary behind us. We embark on a new project of aesthetical changes that significant…
mercor tecresa® is participating in the construction of the new Hotel Riu Plaza España, located in the homonymous building, icon of Madrid cit…
mercor tecresa® has participated in the renovation of Castellana 77, property of GMP Group. This 18-storey building located at the core of th…
Our aim is to constantly improve our passive fire protection systems and to offer the maximum security in terms of fire resistance and smoke eva…
Concrete structures can present different pathologies for different reasons: project errors, execution failures, low quality of the mater…
Download the summary sheets of the most important constructive solutions with Tecwool® Mortar, Tecbor® Boards and Tecsel® Sealing Systems.…
mercor tecresa® R&D Department has been developing for years a product that completes our catalogue of passive fire protection products…
Mercor Ukraine is carrying out the construction of a new and spectacular seaside building, where 41 tons of Tecwool® F Mortar have been used for …
When we carry out the Activity Licence project, we need to adapt the existing facilities to the Fire Security Regulation in Industrial Buildin…
AlveolTec® is a rigid panel of only 7 cm of thickness, tongue-and-groove joint and hollow holes inside that allows us to make vertical sectoriz…
It is very usual in downtowns, where the economic value of the dwellings is considerable, the complete renovation of old buildings to adapt the…
Either because there are long-distance evacuation routes or too many people, Fire Protection regulation obliges, in certain circumstances…
When we carry out a fire sectorization or a fire-resistant division, sometimes we do not need it to be resistant in both directions. This happen…
Last November, the UNE 23585 standard, in force since 2004, wa…
A massive fire has engulfed Brazil’s National Museu
Prior to drawing up a plan or beginning the fire protection works of steel structure, we have to choose the most suitable and convenient product …
There is a generalized idea about the great fire resistance of reinforced concrete. This only occurs on high thickness elements and dense re…
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