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Residential Sprinklers in New High-Rise Buildings

Residential Sprinklers in New High-Rise Buildings

The residential high rise tower block at Baltimore Wharf

Residential fire sprinkler systems in new high rise buildings which are over 30m in height and built after 2007 should currently be fitted with a fire sprinkler system installed nowadays, in order to comply with the current requirements of the Building Regulations. There are many high rise apartment blocks which are currently having these systems installed within the living areas. The common areas tend not to have sprinkler coverage due to the high degree of fire compartmentalisation and low combustibility. The sprinkler system is often supplied via the boosted cold-water mains supply.

Retro-Fitted Residential Fire Sprinkler systems 

Ekman House Gravesham Council

In addition to this, significant inroads have been made into the practicalities of retro-fitting fire sprinkler systems into outdated, refurbished flats. This was documented with the Callow Mount project – a pilot project which proved that it can be highly cost-effective to retro-fit sprinklers in high-rise blocks of flats. Sprinkler coverage is more likely to be incorporated within the common areas in this type of project particularly if a high level of fire separation is not achievable as in the Callow Mount project. The sprinkler system supply can either be taken from the boosted cold-water supply or via a dedicated fire pump and tank.

High Rise Fire Sprinkler Systems

Galliard Homes - Jerome House

A further demand for residential fire sprinkler systems in high-rise developments has been created by the large quantity of office accommodation which is being converted to residential flats. The escape arrangements and fire safety considerations of an office building are very different from those of a residential development due to various factors, for example:

  • hours of occupation – offices are generally occupied during the day
  • type of inhabitants – a higher proportion of office staff being able bodied
  • condition of the inhabitants – office staff generally tend to be awake and ready to react to an emergency very quickly
  • people management – office workers are obliged to attend regular fire practices whereas this would not be possible in the case of private residents

When a commercial building is converted to residential accommodation, the developer will find that the only way to make the conversion commercially viable is to fit fire sprinklers within each flat.

BS9991:2015 offers further advantages for installing fire sprinklers by permitting relaxations of standards for levels of fire resistance and means of escape.

The fire sprinkler supply is more likely to be taken from the boosted cold-water supply, as this issue will have been addressed at the start of the project.

Mist system was a great solution for our renovation needs and them team at RAD have been great. Always communicated clearly and been on hand to discuss over the phone as needed. Would highly recommend!
David
09:32 17 Jul 22
I have used RAD for a couple of projects and found them to be good to deal with. They did a pair of 3 storey open plan houses and seven three and four story town houses. The sprinklers were to improve fire safety, allow more flexible space and comply with building regulations. The sprinklers were far more cost effective than the mist type systems and look very discrete when installed.
Paul Jeary
15:50 11 Jul 22
It has been a pleasure to deal with RAD for installation of fire sprinklers at our site is Sevenoaks. They were fast, professional, working to time and quote, which made it easy to work with them.
Katrina Horobin
12:03 29 Jun 22
My requirement was a bit unusual for RAD in that I wanted a mist system in one room of a rented house. I had no drawings or technical back up. RAD were very helpful and repositioned the unit after the initial installation. Luckily with the help of Sonny, the engineer it all worked out very well.
Simon Gurney
16:16 12 May 22
I have used RAD for the last 10 years for all of my housing developments in need of a sprinkler system. Easy process from start to finish and no issues or problems throughout. Always someone at hand to answer a querie and we have a great working relationship with the team at RAD. Would highly recommend.
Roxy
15:33 12 May 22
Diligent & a very professional team. A joy to deal with. Will certainly be calling on them to help with many more future schemes.
Jason Tema
22:17 08 Jul 19
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17:53 01 Jul 17
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07:15 16 Dec 16
As somebody who feels that it should be a necessity for all properties to have fire sprinkler systems, I am a big fan of this company. I have used them numerous times to service my home system and they are very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend their service.
Kate Fraser
09:25 30 Mar 15
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16:45 15 Nov 13

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