Alkern unveils its Masonry Fire Performance Guide

By Schilling Communication - PR Agency Published on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 14:51 AM

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Summary for decision-makers

The Alkern Masonry Fire Performance Guide is a fundamental tool for building professionals, meeting safety requirements in terms of fire protection. This 32-page book offers an in-depth analysis of current regulations, accompanied by innovative technical solutions, such as R+MuR and Kosmo R1, aimed at optimizing the safety and profitability of projects. This will enable specifiers to choose compliant solutions with full knowledge of the facts, whether for residential buildings, professional spaces, or establishments open to the public (ERP).

By addressing the crucial themes of fire reaction and resistance, this guide provides a detailed understanding of regulatory requirements, while facilitating access to relevant information on the design and performance of load-bearing walls. The summary tables, classified by REI/EI categories, provide quick access to technical specifications (doublings, permissible loads, maximum heights) for various types of construction. As a result, this document definitively positions Alkern precast concrete as a solution of choice on the market, reaffirming the company's sustainable commitment to low-carbon construction.

Every year in France, there are some 25 fires, causing more than 000 victims and 10 deaths.

Alkern publishes its Guide to fire performance of masonry for safe construction

In this context, limiting the spread of fire and smoke in the event of a fire and ensuring the stability of load-bearing elements to secure access and the intervention of emergency services are imperatives and an absolute priority in the act of designing and constructing a building.

A major French manufacturer of prefabricated concrete elements for low-carbon construction, Alkern is once again playing its role to the fullest by publishing its Masonry Fire Performance Guide. This publication also judiciously complements Alkern's service offering, which offers comprehensive support for all construction professionals (documentation, CCTP configurator, psi calculation, floor studies, installation advice, etc.).

Le Guide to fire performance of masonry

Alkern aims to support construction stakeholders in choosing solutions that comply with current regulations, while integrating its technical innovations (R+MuR, Kosmo R1, Natur R1, etc.) to optimize the performance and cost of buildings.

Dedicated to supporting building specifiers, this 32-page educational work allows them to fully understand the regulations in force, while recommending the most relevant Alkern solution, whatever the type of their project: first, second, third and fourth family residential building, buildings for professional use or even ERP.

After a comprehensive review of the regulatory texts, this Alkern guide addresses the concepts of reaction and resistance to fire, before focusing on the sizing of load-bearing walls and resistance to the spread of fire through facades. It then details Alkern solutions for rendered walls with lining and for bare walls (fire-resistant partitions, fire compartments in storage buildings, retail outlets, hypermarkets, public buildings, etc.) for which professionals can easily find the necessary information (possible linings, permissible loads, maximum heights, etc.) classified by REI/EI in summary tables.

Finally, note that with this guide, available on request and for simple download on the site www.alkern.fr, Alkern also aims to demonstrate the strength of prefabricated concrete compared to other materials.