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Product guide for fire code requirements

Products ISO 9239-1:2010 ISO 9705, ISO 5660 & EN13501
  Floors Walls
     
  Critical Radiant Flux kW/m2 Material Group
Vinyl (sheet)    
Tarkett Acczent Excellence 80 8.78  
Tarkett Acczent Ruby 8.2  
Tarkett Eclipse Premium 10.5 Group 3
Tarkett Eclipse Premium Acoustic ≥11  
Tarkett Granit Multisafe 10.2  
Tarkett Granit Safe.T ≥11  
Tarkett iQ Eminent ≥11 Group 3
Tarkett iQ Granit 9.8 Group 3
Tarkett iQ Granit Acoustic 10  
Tarkett iQ Granit SD ≥11  
Tarkett iQ Megalit 8.9  
Tarkett iQ Optima 10.4 Group 3
Tarkett iQ Surface (Floors) 10.3 Group 3
Tarkett iQ Surface (Wall)   Group 1S
Tarkett Primo Premium 10.5 Group 3
Tarkett Primo Safe.T 11  
Tarkett Primo SD 11  
Tarkett Protectwall 1.5   Class BS2, equiv. to Group 1S
Tarkett Safetred Universal 10.6  
Tarkett Safetred Universal Plus 6.4  
Tarkett Standard Plus ≥11 Group 3
Tarkett Tapiflex Excellence 6.7  
Tarkett Traffic 250 7.5  
Tarkett Wallgard 1.3mm   Group 1S
Tarkett Wallgard 2mm   Group 1S
     
Vinyl Sports Floors    
Tarkett Danceflor 8.5  
Tarkett Omnisport Reference 4  
     
Linoleum    
Tarkett Elafono underlay 6.64  
Tarkett Emme 5.4  
Tarkett Etrusco 5.4  
Tarkett Veneto 4.8  
     
Entrance Mat    
Connexx 8.5  
     
Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)    
Aspecta 1 10.4  
Aspecta Elemental 9.8  
Shaw Community 6.5  
Shaw Concrete  7  
Shaw Composed 6.5  
     
Carpet Tile    
Carpets Inter Ecosoft Backing 8.3  
Desso Desert Ecobase 8.4  
Desso Essence Maze Ecobase 8.4  
Desso Grain Ecobase 8.4  
Desso Grezzo Ecobase 8.0  
Shaw Color Frame 8.1  
Shaw Community Flat Weave 6.5  
Shaw Disperse (16oz) 5.8  
Shaw Pacific Ecoworx (16oz) 5.8 Group 3
Shaw Pacific Ecologix 7.7  
Shaw Peto Intrinsic (22oz) 4.7  
Shaw Strataworx 6.4  
Shaw Welcome II (49oz) 4.7  
Tandus Tricot Ecobond 2.7  
     
Carpet    
Tandus Powerbond 5.5-5.8  
     
Rubber Flooring    
Regupol Everroll Classic
(Core & Tone) 4mm
6.2  
Regupol Everroll Classic 
(Core & Tone) 8mm
5  
Regupol Everroll Ultimate
(Intensity, Active, Shape) 4mm
3.4 Group 3
Regupol Everroll Ultimate
(Intensity, Active, Shape) 8mm
3.2  
Tarkett Johnsonite Solid / Color Splash 10.87  
Tarkett Johnsonite Mesto >11  
Tarkett Johnsonite Inertia >11  
Tarkett Johnsonite Triumph 9.57  
     
Wood & Laminate    
Jacobsen Audacity Laminate >11  
Jacobsen TimberTop 4.3 Test not required for timber over 12mm in thickness.  These are assigned a Critical Radiant Flux of 2.2kW/m2.  See Appendix B of the C/VM2 document
Jacobsen Bespoke Timber 2.2 Test not required for timber over 12mm in thickness.  These are assigned a Critical Radiant Flux of 2.2kW/m2.  See Appendix B of the C/VM2 document
     
Porcelain/Ceramic Tiles    
Floor tiles   Test not required for tiles.  These are assigned a Critical Radiant Flux of 4.5kW/m2.  See Appendix B of the C/VM2 document