The challenge
In a multi-tenant office environment with continuous tenant operations, compartmentalization had to be realized per floor and per unit without disrupting tenants' daily activities.
Our approach
We worked in close consultation with building management on a schedule per floor, installed fire-resistant separating structures and doors between units and corridors, and subsequently set up a multi-year maintenance contract for periodic inspection.
The result
All floors comply with the required compartmentalization, with an ongoing maintenance contract that structurally safeguards the building's fire safety.
Key facts
- Client: World Trade Center Amsterdam
- Location: Amsterdam
- Year: 2023
- Certificates: All handed over on completion
- File: Recorded and kept up to date by us
Services deployed
All certificates handed over, everything recorded
At handover, the client received all certificates. Every provision we installed has been recorded, and we keep those records up to date.
The file covers the separating structures and doors per floor and per unit. Under the maintenance contract, we update the records at every periodic inspection.
A certificate alone does not prove that a provision is right. What also matters is where and how the product was applied. That is why the record for each provision states which system was installed where. This lets the owner show that the fire protection provisions are present and correctly installed.
Is there an inspection by the municipality, fire service or insurer, or is a pipe or cable added later? Then the file shows straight away which system is where, so that a seal that has been opened can be restored with a suitable system.
Fire safety duty of care under the Bbl: what does it mean for owners and users?In the file
- All certificates, handed to the client at handover
- For each provision: the location, the material and the date
- Photos of the work
- Kept up to date by us, also after handover
What this means for your own building
Plan floor by floor, together with building management
In a building where tenants carry on working, planning floor by floor makes it possible to compartmentalise without bringing their operations to a halt.
Offices & multi-tenant real estateEvery alteration can open up a fire separation
When tenants change or a new installation is fitted, cables and pipes are often run through walls and floors. If the seal is not restored afterwards, the compartmentation is broken. Periodic inspection brings that to light.
Maintenance & InspectionFire doors must close by themselves
A fire door only works if it closes and latches by itself. A door closer that runs stiffly or a door that is propped open undoes the separation.
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