A full scale, three-storey model of a school has been built at a BRE site in Watford to help the construction industry learn more about how to deliver smarter, more sustainable buildings whilst achieving the highest environmental and construction standards. Chubb Fire has been subcontracted by NG Bailey, one of the principal project partners, to provide the fire detection element of the design, against a background of figures that suggest one in 15 schools will at some time suffer the effects of a fire and that 75% of all fires in schools are started deliberately.
Chubb Fire’s solution for schools includes smoke detectors, call points, sounders and beacons with a system built around its Controlmaster 1000 fire detection technology that meets the stipulated Category L1 criteria required. It was chosen for its ‘flexibility’ which in this case means lower service and maintenance charges, a more tangible lifecycle cost, greater integration with associated technologies including CCTV, status monitoring of components within the fire safety strategy (such as fire doors) and a better performance with dramatic impact on false alarm reduction.
