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Design

The design phase is one of the most important in establishing a fire protection system. Our Design Offices ensure the design of your new fire protection installations in compliance with the specific standards of our profession (R1, R5, NFPA, FM rules, and NF EN 12845 standard).
For every project, we notably provide:

On-site surveys during the design phase;
Updating your plans throughout the project;
The submission of the As-Built Dossier (DOE) after delivery of the active fire protection system.

Design resources at your fingertips

All our branches have an independent design office trained in the latest fire protection techniques.
Our design offices are all equipped with AutoCAD CAD workstations, a plotter, and hydraulic calculation workstations running SprinkCALC software.

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Project management and planning

Project management and document sharing

CAD

Hydraulic Sizing

BIM

CLF Satrem, ready to BIM

Since 2014, CLF Satrem has been committed to BIM, "Building Information Modelling," which allows all building information to be modeled on a single digital model throughout the building's lifecycle, from design to demolition, including, of course, its operation. BIM is therefore not just a software but rather a set of processes explaining who does what and when. This method is particularly valued for simplifying multi-trade work and visualizing potential interactions between different networks.

Trained in Revit V17, V18, and V19, we possess the skills and resources (licenses and workstations) to ensure the monitoring of BIM projects, thanks to experience gained over the last 6 years on several major projects (Paris Courthouse, Tour Alto, Tour Trinity...).

System Sizing

Every study begins with the classification of hazards based on the nature and storage method of the goods to be protected against fire.
For example, rule R1 states that a specific classification of occupancies and goods, defined by:

1. The classification of occupancies and goods (Annex 2):

Occupancies are classified by hazard (Section 5):

LH - Light Hazards
OH - 1, 2, 3, 4 - Ordinary Hazards
HHP - 1, 2, 3, 4 - High risks - activity
HHS - 1, 2, 3, 4 - High risks - storage

2. The classification of stored goods :

Goods (products + packaging + pallets) are defined according to 2 criteria :

‍The material factor (from 1 to 4), based on the % by volume and weight of cellular or non-cellular plastics, or rubber present in the stored goods, (§ A2.2.3)
The packaging configuration (§ A2.2.4)

3. And, if applicable, the list of stored products and categories (annex 2) :

Cases where the packaging of goods (with or without pallets) is a cardboard box or packaging made of a single sheet of corrugated cardboard

4. The storage method ( § 5.1.3) :

ST1 : free stacking or island storage
ST2 : pallets with risers in single rows with aisles at least 2.40 m wide
ST3 : pallets with risers in multiple rows (including double rows) with maximum 150m² islands
ST4 : pallets on racks (palletized storage on racking)
ST5 : solid or perforated shelves, with a width ≤ 1 m
ST6 : solid or perforated shelves, with a width ≥ 1 m and ≤ 3.20 m
ST8 : accumulation racks