FireAngel provides advanced fire protection at landmark Cambridge development

Developed by Hill Construction, the project comprises of 106 apartments, including ten luxury penthouses, many with private terraces and access to landscaped podium garden space, as well as a level three open-air terrace, which reflects the project’s focus on high-quality design and sustainability.

Given the scale and specification of the project, the fire detection system needed to deliver robust protection for residents, while complementing the premium interiors and meeting the latest fire detection standards.

I-MEX specified a network of FireAngel’s mains-powered SM-SN-1 multi-sensor smoke alarms and HM-SN-1 heat alarms, supported by wired relay units and external balcony-mounted sounders. The smoke alarms combine optical and thermal sensing to respond quickly to both slow-smouldering and fast-flaming fires, while the heat alarms use Thermistek technology to detect rapid rises in temperature in kitchen areas without triggering nuisance alarms.

Both types include a sealed ten-year lithium battery back-up, ensuring operation in the event of mains power loss.

The units are hardwired together to enable all alarms within each apartment to operate as a single network, providing simultaneous warnings and activating the balcony sounders for full audibility throughout. An optional gateway can be added to the devices to provide remote status checks via the cloud, while local alarm operation remains unaffected even if the Internet connection is interrupted.

Connected monitoring

Jacob White, M&E projects manager at I-MEX, said: “The FireAngel system has delivered the level of safety and connectivity we needed for a project of this calibre. The option to integrate connected monitoring in the future means the development is equipped to meet current standards and adapt to evolving safety needs.”

White continued: “Installation was straightforward. The devices integrated seamlessly with the building services and they’ve performed reliably since completion, affording us confidence that residents will benefit from a robust and future-ready life safety system for many years to come.”

By combining reliable and standards-driven detection with a discreet design suited to modern interiors, FireAngel has helped to ensure residents at The Icon benefit from dependable life safety protection that aligns with the development’s commitment to quality and sustainability.