Fire Attenuation and Bushfire Resistance Properties of Crimsafe

If your home or business is ever caught up in a bushfire, Crimsafe doors and windows will help to protect it from damage.

Floating embers, radiant heat or naked flames all pose an ignition risk to your property. Crimsafe won't permit floating embers to pass through window spaces and its fire attenuation feature will reduce the intensity of radiant heat flux and naked flame by up to 45% (confirmed through stringent testing by the CSIRO).

Should debris like a burning tree limb fall against your window or door, the fact that Crimsafe is made from all-metal fastenings means the mesh won't break out of the frame. Competing products that use plastic wedges to hold the mesh in place could melt in a bushfire, destroying the strength of the product.

Installing Crimsafe on your property in a bushfire prone area automatically means you satisfy the requirements of the Building Code of Australia as our products are fully compliant with AS 3959-1999 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas.

When building in the city, Crimsafe's Fire Attenuating features can save you money and allow more flexibility in building design. Because of its unique properties, Crimsafe mesh allows you to design buildings with open-able or fixed windows, inside 3 metres of the boundary of an adjoining property or 6 metres between buildings on the same allotment.

In many cases, the minimisation of heat flux can eliminate the need for water drenching systems covering window openings, saving money before and after the unfortunate event of fire.

If you are a builder or architect and you want to know more about this and other properties of Crimsafe, why not order an Architects and Designers kit from us? Call us on 1800 500 690 and you can request one straight away. The results of the CSIRO Fire Attenuation test are included as part of the Kit.