I nsulated Panels May 2009

Systems
Fight The Fire

Insurer Approved Systems

 New generation of sandwich panels. Insurer Approved
Fire safety is essential for compliance with statutory regulations
and standards, and for life safety of occupants,
business risk planning and property insurance.
Kingspan is world leader in the research,
development and testing of FIREsafe insurer
approved roof, wall and façade systems.
Kingspan has many years experience
supplying Insurer Approved FIREsafe Panels
across markets world wide.
Kingspan FIREsafe Panels with IPN core.
In addition to all the other advantages of PU Sandwich Panel,
IPN provides fire resistance. These panels with a sophisticated
Isophenic core will not promote fire spread, are self extinguishing
and give off minimal smoke in a real fire situation. Kingspan’s
unique FIREsafe blend is a patented formula which can not be
copied by our competitors.
Performance
Aesthetics
Safety
Thermal performance “U-value“ through the whole life cycle
Lightweight and easy to install
Fire resistance – EI 30
Reaction to fire – B-s1,d0
Insurers approved fire safe systems
Structural integrity
Recycling
Insurer Certification. Nobody Does More Fire Testing.
FM Approval - Class 1 FM Global (FM), formally known as
Factory Mutual is an American insurance
agency which carries out stringent large
scale fire tests.
FM systems are widely recognized
by investors, property insurers,
designers and constructors for their
superior fire engineered performance
thus reducing fire risks. Even clients not insured by FM Global
will request FM standard products because of this rigorous
product testing.
Systems.
We believe that the only way to test any cladding system is
to perform a realistic scale test on the composite product
incorporating realistic joint details and fixings. Large scale fire tests
provide a better indicator of how panels will perform in a real fire
situation.
This work has resulted in the development and application of fire
engineered technologies which provide FIREsafe systems for
building owners, occupiers and tenants, enhancing property and
business risk protection.
40 years of real fire history indicates that rigid isophenic insulated
external roof and wall panels have an exemplary fire performance
record. The following findings can be summarized from the
research carried out where Kingspan insulated roof and wall
systems were in use:
IPN PU
This test standard is FMRC 4880 (1994) Approval requirements for
Class 1 fire classification with no height restriction.
Achievement of Class 1 with no height restriction is dependent on
performance in a number of tests that include:
 ASTM E84 Surface Burning Characteristics
 ASTM D482 Ignition Residue tests
 ASTM E711 Oxygen Bomb tests
 UBC 26-3 Room Test
 FMRC Room Corner Test (25/50ft test)
 FM 50ft Room Corner Test of Kingspan
FM 50ft Room Corner Test of Kingspan FIREsafe Panels The 50 ft
wall test is very severe. Two walls 15.24m high with a small ceiling
are lined with panels and a large fire source (345kg dry timber) is
positioned in the corner.
To achieve approval there has to be no flame spread or fire
propagation to the extremities of the panel construction. Kingspan
Two walls 15,24 m high.
Fire is contained in the room corner - no flame spread
and fire propagation.
Fire resistance tests - EI 30.
The performance of a building structure is determined by its
design and the materials used to construct it. Fire resistance means
the ability of a structural element to sustain the performance of its
structural duty, whilst being exposed to the temperatures likely to
be encountered in a developed fire for specified periods of time.
Tested Panels*
Wall panels KS1000/1150 TC with IPN core
Roof panels KS1000 RW with IPN core
* other kinds of panels are testing yet for fire resistance
Description of fire resistant barriers according to EN:
E - fire integrity - this is measured by the time a barrier can
be expected to prevent the passage of fire. Due to the high
temperature human evacuation is not possible.
EI - fire integrity and insulation - this is measured by the time
Panels.
FIREsafe panels are well within these limits with no flame spread
away from the fire source.
As a result of this test, and other large scale tests Kingspan wall,
roof and ceiling panels are approved by FM Global for use
without any restriction in height.
Large fire source.
Stable protective char layer, unaffected IPN.
Kingspan FIREsafe panels were tested for fire resistance according
to standard EN 13501-2:2007 and received very good results:
EI 30 for wall panels and REI 30 for roof panels. It means that now
our IPN panels can be use more widely, in applications where the
fighting requirements are high and where so far only, mineral fiber
could be used.
Panel thickness Fire resistance
100 – 200 mm EI 30
80 – 120 mm REI 30
that a barrier can be expected to prevent the temperature of the
unexposed face. EI class means that human evacuation is possible.
REI - load bearing capacity, fire integrity and insulation.
Kingspan FIREsafe panels were tested for fire resistance according
to standard EN 13501-2:2007 and received very good results: EI 30
for wall panels and REI 30 for roof panels.
 Reaction to fire – B-s1, d0. Single Burning Item (SBI) test.

The purpose of Reaction to fire testing is to determine whether
a material contributes to fire growth. The EU Reaction to fire
evaluation criteria are the material’s ignitability, rate of heat
release, rate of spread of flame, rate of smoke production, toxic
gases, flaming droplets/particles and/or a combination of these
safety aspects.
These characteristics are measured with a system of only all
harmonized.
Kingspan FIREsafe roof and wall panels were tested for reaction
to fire according to EN 13501-1 standard and received class
B-s1, d0 and are classified as hard to burn, low smoke production,
no flaming droplets and particles.

Fire behavior Smoke production Flaming droplets or particles

B s1 d0

 Wall panels corner  Flame created by heat source  No flame spread through insulation core

Identification Labels.
Fire officer and insurance surveyor identification labels are used
for rapid identification of building fabric Kingspan maintain a
project register of all buildings constructed with FIREsafe roof
and wall systems identified by a special registration number.
Identification plaques have been supplied to over 1000 buildings.
Kingspan FIREsafe labels are available for attaching to the building
to assist property insurers and fire brigades. Labels are available on
request.

Invisible Marking.
Invisible marking of our panels allows insurance surveyors,
architects, specifiers & building owners proof of specification. All
Kingspan panels carry identification markings which are printed
in ultra violet sensitive ink - jet print. This identification on all panels
includes the following information:
 Date and time of manufacture
 Core insulant specification
FIREsafe markings are applied on all panels to the underside of
the crown overlap on roof panels and adjacent to the female joint
on wall panels.
Identification markings are easily read with an ultra - violet torch,
which are available free of charge from Kingspan.
 Real fire case study.
You think, you can afford such risks?
Built-up roof and wall systems.

Steel frame and site assembled mineral fibre roof and wall system. High fire load, total building loss.

Better sleep in peace with Kingspan FIREsafe panels!

IPN panels after very high fire load.

Side of the building exposed to direct flame. No indication the fire has spread through the cladding.

After inspection only light charring on core can be seen. The insulation core can be seen clearly and looks to be virtually unaffected by
the direct flame.
 Think and decide

Kingspan Insulated Roof, Wall & Facade Systems

Architectural Wall Systems
Insurer Approved Systems
IPN Core
KS1000 SF KS1150 TF KS1150 TC KS1000 TT KS1000 RW
Secret Fix Through Fix Through Fix Thermatile Trapezoidal
Hanging System

Man made built-up systems

Mineral Fibre Core Kingspan panel systems
KS1000/1150 TP KS1150 FA Acoustic KS1000 FH KS1150 FR
Thermographic
Through Fix Through Fix Thermographic
Secret Fix Through Fix
infrared graph infrared graph

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Roof Systems
IPN 1% moisture content by volume in man - made mineral fibre
Core single manufactured component - no missing insulation
insulants can reduce thermal performance by 85%, cold bridges risk or cold bridges

PERFORMANCE
KS1000 RW KS1000 SX KS1000 SM KS1000 RT KS 1000 XD
Trapezoidal Trapezodial Flat consistentRoofTile X-DEK
“U-value“ through the whole

“U-value” can increase from 0.25 to 0.47 W/m2K
increases of 10 - 20% in the “U-value“ of the system can occur
due to age degradation of the insulant, because of settlement
and thinning over time
interstitial condensation within the construction
will cause thermal performance degradation
THERMAL
life cycle, 100% thermally reliable
no cavities, no interstitial condensation, no thermal
performance risks, no moisture absorption into the panel
insulation
prefabricated panel with continuous rigid
insulation core - no interstitial movement

multiple components, site assembled built - up, one single component - single fix, single
Mineral
man Fibre Core
made system
Rooflights quality guarantee and warranty
KS1000 FF KS1000 RW/GRP KS1000
significantly RW/GRP
reduces KS1000 FF/GRP40
built time and labour,
ASSEMBLY
labour and time intensive, weather limitations
Trapezoidal Hybrid Therma Light Trapezoidal Trapezoidal
enables shorter project delivery deadlines
higher risks during assembly, by manually
fast, safe and easy assembly
installed insulation
more waste on site, due to manually installed multi - part industrial prefabricated panels in precise
systems higher costs for disposal lengths no site cuts - no additional waste

durable thermal performance of the building

ENVIRONMENT

thermal performance degradation risk - higher energy costs

missing insulation and cold bridges can lead to an excess of 33%
additional heat loss in commercial or industry buildings
sensitive to moisture - risk of frost damages,
mildew, corrosion
- energy operating costs reductions
exceptional insulation performance - investment and
operating HVAC cost savings during the whole life cycle
no cavities or voids within the construction - low air leakage
ensures simple climate control within the building

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