Table Bay Mall in Cape Town required the construction of fire-resistant escape routes and compartmentation walls as part of their compliance schedule. Aertec AAC's non-combustible properties and superior fire rating compared to common masonry materials made it the specified material of choice for these life-safety critical applications.
Fire escape routes in shopping centres carry the highest fire resistance requirements, as they must remain passable in the event of a major fire to allow safe evacuation of large numbers of people. Aertec AAC's non-combustible classification and tested fire resistance ratings provided the technical performance data required to satisfy the building's fire engineer.
The project demonstrates Aertec AAC's growing adoption in fire engineering applications within South Africa's major retail environments, where its non-combustible properties provide a technically superior solution to conventional masonry.
