SustainableBusiness.com Newswire
11/10/2009 12:02 PM ET
News from: Handmade Marketing
First Green Fire Stopping Products Launched by Firetherm
The first green fire stopping products have been launched in the UK by Firetherm
The first green fire stopping products have been launched in the UK by Firetherm. Its ECO-RANGE of products have been developed using ECOSE® Technology and contain less pollutants than traditional mineral fibre-based fire barrier products and sealants.
Firetherm's new ECO-RANGE can therefore contribute to the overall sustainability of the construction process and help to achieve environmental targets such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes.
ECOSE® Technology is a revolutionary, new formaldehyde-free binder technology based on rapidly renewable materials instead of petro-based chemicals and forms the core of the new Intubatt ECO fire stopping products. The embodied energy is reduced without compromising fire-stopping performance and therefore provides a significant contribution to a building's overall sustainability.
The elimination of phenols, formaldehyde and other petro-chemicals in the binding process of the Intubatt ECO core reduces the emission of pollutants during manufacture. This, together with the use of new halogen free non-hazardous coatings and sealants makes the new ECO-Range installation safer and with less irritation than conventional products.
Firetherm are offering installers accredited by FIRAS and/or the Building Research Establishment (BRE) a twenty per cent discount on all products in its ECO-RANGE.
All of the products have been implanted with Firetherm's traceability technology, Optifire. This innovative indicator system enables contractors, Building Control assessors, insurance/fire-risk inspectors and other third parties to verify that the specified Firetherm product has been used throughout the project by simply applying a laser source to the surface of the product.
Firetherm's ECO_RANGE includes the following products:
- Intubatt ECO Fire stopping batt for penetration sealing of walls and floors
- Intubatt 3 ECO Slab edge/curtain walling deflection seals
- Intucoat ECO Halogen free acrylic sealant for Intubatt and Intubatt 3 ECO systems
- Intumastic ECO Halogen free acrylic linear gap sealant
For more information about Firetherm's ECO-RANGE of products please contact Tel: +44 (0) 1322 55 10 10, email: technical@firetherm.com or visit www.firetherm.com/eco.
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For more information please contact:
Paul White Technical Manager
Firetherm
Paul.White@firetherm.com
www.firetherm.com
Fergus McCloskey Managing Director
Handmade Marketing
fergus@handmademarketing.co.uk
www.handmademarketing.co.ujk
