Surespan smoke vents are engineered to support smoke control, day-to-day ventilation, and coordinated roof access in commercial, multifamily, institutional, and industrial buildings. The range includes automatic opening vents, glazed smoke vents, dome-style units, and combination access-and-vent solutions developed to meet project-specific fire strategy and roof design requirements.
These systems are designed around dependable operation, thermally broken construction, insulated upstands, and flexible sizing. Source documentation includes EN 12101-2 test data and CE-marked product information that can support technical review alongside the project fire strategy, code pathway, and AHJ requirements.
For North American project teams, Surespan smoke vents provide a technically credible option when the design brief calls for smoke exhaust, controlled natural ventilation, daylighting, or integrated roof access.
A smoke vent is a roof- or wall-level vent designed to open during a fire event so smoke and hot gases can be released from the building. These systems are commonly used in stairwells, corridors, lobbies, smoke shafts, and roof locations where smoke control is part of the broader life-safety strategy.
Where required, smoke-vent sizing can be coordinated around the free-area target defined by the project fire strategy, governing code, and authority having jurisdiction. In operation, the vent is typically linked to smoke detection, fire alarm controls, or dedicated control panels so it opens when the smoke-control sequence is triggered.
In addition to emergency smoke exhaust, many smoke-vent systems can also support daily comfort ventilation and daylighting, depending on the product configuration. For U.S. projects, final use and code acceptance should always be coordinated with the authority having jurisdiction, the fire strategy consultant, and the project design team.
Smoke vents should be specified as part of a complete smoke-control strategy, not as isolated hardware. Key considerations include free-area performance, backup power, thermal insulation, actuator response, and shaft geometry, all of which should be checked against the governing fire code, project requirements, and the engineer of record’s smoke-control design.
Surespan smoke vent documentation includes EN 12101-2 test data and CE-marked product history that can support technical evaluation. For North American projects, final code acceptance and specification should still be coordinated with the AHJ, fire strategy, and design team.
Depending on the model, the smoke vent range can combine smoke exhaust with insulated lids, thermally broken framing, glazing or polycarbonate infills, and controlled access features to help teams coordinate safety, energy, and roof-use goals in one assembly.
Selected Surespan smoke vent configurations include features intended to support both emergency performance and day-to-day building operation:
Because smoke ventilation is a life-safety application, final sizing, controls, curb/upstand detailing, and code pathway should always be reviewed for the specific building and jurisdiction. Contact us to discuss your project requirements and obtain technical guidance.