{"id":3830,"date":"2026-10-16T08:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/fire-behavior\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:51:24","slug":"fire-behavior","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/fire-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial grass is made of plastic and is flammable. How strongly it reacts to a flame or heat radiation is tested as <strong>fire behavior<\/strong> and classified in Europe according to standard EN 13501-1. <\/p>\n<h2>Classes for Floor Coverings<\/h2>\n<p>Floor coverings are divided into classes from A1<sub>fl<\/sub> (non-combustible) to F<sub>fl<\/sub>. Additionally, there is a smoke class (s1 = low, s2 = higher smoke development). The class an artificial grass falls into depends on the specific product and is stated in the manufacturer&#8217;s test certificate.  <\/p>\n<h2>When Fire Behavior is Important<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>on balconies and roof terraces in multi-family homes<\/li>\n<li>at trade fairs, in halls, and for <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/event-artificial-turf\/\">event areas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>in public buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If in doubt, ask for the product&#8217;s test certificate. In the garden: do not use grills, fire pits, or cigarettes directly on the artificial grass. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire behavior describes how a floor covering reacts to fire. For artificial grass, it is particularly relevant for balconies, trade fairs, and events. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3830","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}