cavity barrier

fire stop

fire stop

In a concealed, hollow construction, a material or member which fills or seals the open construction to prevent or retard the spread of fire.

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If the voids are not broken up with cavity barriers, then extreme heat can quickly spread upwards through convection in the 'chimney effect', spreading the fire upwards far faster than if the voids were separated with fire-rated material at specified intervals.

Grenfell Tower: Lessons from a tragedy

What we need to consider is how it performs as a system - it's the cladding, it's the support system, it's the insulation, it's the cavity barriers, it's all of these things combined that determines what happens in a fire.

National inquiry needed after Grenfell fire - May

If the voids are not broken up with cavity barriers then extreme heat can quickly spread upwards through convection in the 'chimney effect', spreading the fire upwards far faster than if the voids were separated with fire rated material at specified intervals," he said.