After extensive testing and development, GIB are pleased to announce an update to their GIB Fire Rated Systems manual.

This technical manual, covering fire rated wall systems, floor/ceiling systems, risers, shafts, ducts, protection of columns and beams, and construction details, is a core resource for the design, detailing and construction of fire rated systems in New Zealand.

This update includes a new two-way 90-minute FRR non-loadbearing steel frame wall system with new lining options allowing for a total of three layers as opposed to four layers.  

Also GIB have developed two new systems to help address load-bearing walls within a fire cell that require protection from simultaneous two-sided fire exposure. They have options for 30 or 60 minutes.

As requested by customers, GIB have also developed mass timber encapsulation wall and floor systems. Additionally, they have included construction details for fire rated boxes/bulkheads and junctions meeting at ComFlor, Double Tee and Stahlton Rib and Infill structural floors. Penetration details for brass wingbacks, shower mixers, structural members, and services through the top plate, as well as additional wall-to-floor/ceiling junction details that better reflect on-site construction methods, are also available.

The focus for this edition has been on simplifying and clarifying information to make it easier for designers and installers to use the GIB Fire Rated Systems manual correctly and efficiently. Reducing costs of fire rated systems and detailing has also been a key focus, resulting in new systems and details that emphasise GIB's commitment to providing the lowest total cost solutions.