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Registered Office: Fairfax Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot
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Education
With major government investment in developing and refurbishing school buildings, the education sector is an important and growing one. Many doors in school buildings will of course need to provide smoke and fire containment - but Building Bulletin 93 also highlights the need for good acoustic conditions in schools, and this affects doors as well. Specific acoustic performance ratings for door assemblies are stated - please note, these are minimum requirements:
- All spaces except music rooms: 30dB Rw
- Music rooms: 35dB Rw
Given that many doors will be used by young children, they will also need to be easy to operate, and provide some important safety features too. And given the heavy use many doors will receive, both the doors themselves and any seals installed will have to be extremely durable, to ensure they continue to provide all these important benefits for years to come.
To meet all the requirements efficiently and cost-effectively, an integrated approach in essential - and the Lorient sealing systems recommended in this section have been designed with all this in mind.
The following pages give options for:
- Acoustic, smoke and fire rated doors - 30 minute smoke and fire performance; 30dB Rw acoustic performance
- Acoustic, smoke and fire rated doors - 60 minute smoke and fire performance; 30dB Rw acoustic performance
- Non-fire rated doors - 30dB Rw acoustic performance
- Non-fire rated, high performance acoustic door constructions - 35dB Rw acoustic performance
Options are given for single and double leaf doors (single swing).
These are our typical recommended solutions, to cover the majority of installations. However, Lorient has a vast library of test evidence, and there are plenty of alternative solutions we could suggest! Please do feel free to call our Technical Helpline if you would like any further details, or would like to discuss your specific application in more depth.
We would always advise you to check the fire door manufacturer's test evidence to ensure the correct sizes of fireseals are used.
Don't forget our range of intumescent dampers/air transfer grilles too - suitable for door, wall, duct, floor and ceiling applications.
(Images supplied by Leaderflush Shapland)
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Acoustic Peformance - Education
A typical fire-rated or non-fire rated door construction is highly unlikely to achieve the required 35dB Rw minimum acoustic performance for music rooms. A high performance acoustic door construction will be required. (You may find our FAQ on achieving high acoustic performance ratings helpful.) Please note, to achieve acoustic performance ...
Non-Fire Rated Doors - Education
These solutions are suitable for non-fire rated doors, required to also provide an acoustic performance of at least 30dB Rw. Please note, to achieve acoustic performance on any door assembly, it is always essential to seal the threshold. (You may find our FAQ on threshold sealing helpful.) (Images supplied by Leaderflush Shapland)