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Control of fire ventilation systems

The fire event development scenario adopted in the design process significantly influences the selection:

– control devices,

– devices responsible for activating fire protection,

– power,

– wiring.

From the point of view of the implementation of procedures …

Escape routes of the building

From rooms intended for people to stay, it should be possible to evacuate to a safe place outside the building or to an adjacent fire zone, directly or via general communication, called escape routes.
In the premises of fire zones ZL, from the farthest place, wherein …

Building fire zones

The basic assumption for the division of the building into fire zones and the resulting requirements, is to isolate the part of the building affected by the fire, in order to limit the possibility of fire spreading.

For tall and high-rise buildings, the fire zone is a building or a part of it, separated from …

Fire shut-off dampers

Cut-off fire dampers are used in places where ventilation or air conditioning ducts pass through building partitions, which are elements of fire separation. Under normal conditions, all hatches are open – remain in the waiting position. Fire dampers in the event of a fire, close in …

Sound insulation of a building made of wood

Walls without door openings separating the bedrooms are subject to increased sound insulation, walls separating living quarters and sanitary rooms.

These walls must be filled with thermal insulation with a high specific weight and covered with double plasterboard or gypsum fiber board..

To increase the acoustic insulation of the ceiling i …

Ventilation of a timber building

In order to remove moisture from the building space, proper ventilation of all building elements must be ensured:
■ przestrzeni podpodłogowej – for buildings with a hollow floor
■ pomieszczeń mieszkalnych – obligatory kitchen, bathrooms, dressing room technical room, garage
■ poddasza użytkowego – roof slope
■ …

Wooden house facades

Any facade systems can be used on buildings with a wooden structure.
■ wooden or vinyl cladding,
■ plaster on a layer of corrugated polystyrene fixed with pins or on polystyrene on a grid with a ventilation gap
■ plaster on glass or stone wool
■ …

Timber frame construction

How to set up? Wooden houses can be set up on a traditional foundation slab or a wooden ceiling with a void under the floor.

What layers of the partition?

A typical arrangement of floor layers above the sub-floor space - from above:
top finishing layer
plating plate. min. 22 mm, insulated from the structure …

Advantages and disadvantages of wooden houses

Advantages:

healthy house wood as a natural raw material, having the ability to self-regulate humidity, creates unique, difficult to obtain in other technologies, microclimate inside the building,. In countries where timber construction is widespread, the statistical inhabitant of these houses lives a dozen or so years longer.…

What is troubling Polish wooden construction

If you want to persuade you to choose this technology, it may not be appropriate to write about the problems. However, it is worth saying, that they are not limiting and should be believed, that along with the further development of this technology in Poland, the issues listed below will come soon …