Siderise Group

This CPD module explores the critical role of cavity barriers in ensuring fire safety within masonry external wall constructions. It highlights the importance of passive fire protection, focusing on barrier placement, location, and integration within complex masonry designs—including stepped and uneven brickwork.Beyond fire performance, the session examines key design considerations such as drainage, moisture management, thermal and acoustic properties.Attendees will gain insight into UK compliance pathways, including relevant regulations, statutory requirements, and the Building Safety Act. The CPD also underscores the value of third-party certification, with examples covering product performance, environmental credentials, and industry-recognised schemes.Practical guidance is provided on detailing around masonry supports, projections, and congested areas, with an emphasis on best practice. The module concludes by reinforcing the importance of competence, accountability, and traceability throughout the design and construction process—supporting the Golden Thread of information through effective interface detailing, training, installer competency, site inspections, and record-keeping.

This technical CPD module introduces key fire safety considerations for ventilated rainscreen façade systems. It covers the core principles of rainscreen design from ventilation and drainage fundamentals to building subdivision and compartmentation. The seminar emphasises the importance of effective passive fire protection measures, detailing barrier locations and types suitable for various applications, alongside relevant fire test standards.It outlines the appropriate test paths to compliance in the UK, referencing regulations, statutory requirements, and the Building Safety Act. The CPD also explores the value of third-party certification, with examples covering product performance, environmental credentials, and industry schemes.Finally, it highlights best practice approaches throughout the design and construction stages, contributing to the Golden Thread of information. These include interface detailing, training, installer competency, site inspections, and record keeping. The CPD reinforces the critical role of competence, accountability, and traceability in achieving safe and compliant rainscreen applications.

Siderise firestopping solutions have been specifically engineered and tested to meet the fire and life safety demands of low, mid and high-rise buildings around the globe. This technical CPD seminar / webinar gives an introduction to fire safety considerations in curtain walling applications. It covers facade fundamentals including definition, functionality and the inherent design challenges where fire safety provision is essential. It highlights the importance of effective compartmentation and how this can be achieved using the right firestopping measures, focusing on the functional performance requirements of firestops, their positioning and the relevant fire test standards. The appropriate test standards are outlined alongside an overview of the different test paths to compliance in the UK relating to regulations, statutory compliance and the Building Safety Act. This CPD also discusses the importance of third-party certification, providing examples of different types of certification for product, environmental performance and industry schemes. Finally, the content also considers factors that assist with best practice throughout the design and construction stages, and which can contribute to the Golden Thread of information. These include: detailing and interface reviews, third party and manufacturer provided training, installer competency, site inspections and record keeping. This CPD reinforces the importance of competence, accountability and traceability.

This lighter version of this technical CPD gives an introduction to fire safety considerations in curtain walling applications. It covers facade fundamentals including definition, functionality and the inherent design challenges where fire safety provision is essential. It highlights the importance of effective compartmentation and how this can be achieved using the right firestopping measures, focusing on the functional performance requirements of firestops, their positioning and the relevant fire test standards. The appropriate test standards are outlined alongside an overview of the different test paths to compliance in the UK relating to regulations, statutory compliance and the Building Safety Act. This CPD also discusses the importance of third-party certification, providing examples of different types of certification for product, environmental performance and industry schemes. Finally, the content also considers factors that assist with best practice throughout the design and construction stages, and which can contribute to the Golden Thread of information. These include: detailing and interface reviews, third party and manufacturer provided training, installer competency, site inspections and record keeping. This CPD reinforces the importance of competence, accountability and traceability.