Saint-Gobain goes smart with national standard fire-resistant solutions

Presenting for more than three decades in the Vietnamese market, the group has established a portfolio of reputed brands like Vinh Tuong, Vinh Tuong-Gyproc, DURAflex, and Weber, among others.

Adhering to the group’s lodestar of bringing utmost comfort, efficiency, and safety to all living space, Saint-Gobain Vietnam has made non-stop investments to improve its products’ technical specifications with diversified solutions of fire and moisture resistance, noise-proofing, anti-bacterial, and environmentally friendly production and usage.

Riding on these advantages, the brands have become the top choice for investors and building contractors looking for effective and cost-efficient solutions with high aesthetic standards.

The fire-resistant solutions offered by the company satisfy the latest national technical standards QCVN 06:2020/BXD on fire safety for housing and construction works, allowing project developers and building contractors to become self-reliant in project implementation and shorten the appraisal process after this set of standards came into force from July 1, 2020.

“Being a global leader in the materials industry with a wide portfolio of solutions and products is an eminent advantage helping us to shorten the time for revising procedures and getting certifications for new standards,” said Nguyen Truong Hai, COO of Saint-Gobain Vietnam, adding that the indexes under Saint-Gobain’s fire-resistance solution were certified by reputed industry-leaders such as the Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology (IBST) and TUV PSB Singapore.

Assc. Prof. Dr. Vu Ngoc Anh, director-general of the Department of Science, Technology, and Environment, discusses Saint-Gobain’s inclusive fire-resistant solutions at the recent workshop on QCVN 06:2020/BXD

To ensure fire-resistance for housing and construction works, the developers and contractors need to obey fire-precaution regulations strictly. Upon project execution, they must satisfy requirements related to building emergency exits, emergency lift, fire prevention systems, and more.

Effective fire prevention not only relates to architectural solutions; it also depends on the building materials, including structural materials, the solutions, and the interior. The better the fire-resistance feature is, the lesser the possibility for a fire to occur – and when it does happen, the fire prevention system can keep the fire from expanding quickly, thus giving residents more time to get away from danger.

Fire-resistant materials and solutions are thus an essential factor in the QCVN 06:2020/BXD standards.

Not all fire-resistant materials and solutions in the market come on par with these latest QCVN 06:2020/BXD standards. Saint-Gobain Vietnam is proud to become a pioneer in providing fire-resistant wall solutions meeting QCVN 06:2020/BXD standards. Typical products like Vinh Tuong-Gyproc drywall can endure fire for 60-150 minutes.

Vinh Tuong-Gyproc fire-resistant dry walls can endure fire up to 150 minutes

The solution features gypsum core mixed with glass filament and micro silica-vermiculite mineral additives, helping to augment fire-resistance. The system is resistant to strong shaking, fitted for use in diverse spaces such as housing complexes, offices, and hotels.

As for special requirements at factory workspaces, Vinh Tuong-Gyproc fire-resistant gypsum walls can be installed to reach 15m high.

DURAflex cement fiber wall boards by Saint-Gobain satisfy QCVN 06:2020/BXD standards and can withstand fire for 150 minutes

Moving forward, Saint-Gobain also offers DURAflex cement-fiber wallboards that come in four fire endurance levels of 60, 90, 120, and 150 minutes. The products are also moisture resistant and repel termites, increasing its life span to 50 years.

With a 5-year guarantee, these solutions bring developers peace of mind regarding the work quality and help contractors get through a strict appraisal process to bring the projects into life.