Technical Consultancy for Door & Window Specification
Our aim is to empower you to specify fire doors, doors and windows compliantly and confidently. As an independent consultancy, we offer 100% impartial advice, untied to any manufacturer.
How we help specifiers navigate regulatory, performance and user requirements for Fire Doors and Fenestration products
With growing pressure to deliver both new and existing buildings that are energy-efficient, safe, climate-resilient, low-impact and supportive of occupant well-being, product specification has become increasingly complex. When it comes to the specification of fire doors and fenestration products, meeting one regulation often introduces new challenges.
Add to that the intricacies of regulatory transition, UKCA and CE marking and chain of custody compliance, and it’s clear that specification teams sometimes need a helping hand.
Achieving future proofed alignment across regulatory, performance and user requirements is the goal. Specification of fire doors and fenestration products involves multiple performance criteria, from thermal efficiency and ventilation to glass loadings and impact resistance, access control and security, etc. Codes and standards make up an integral part of the fire door and fenestration landscape.
Specification will depend on the building type and user needs. For example, the needs of residential buildings will differ to those that are for commercial use, such as leisure and hotel complexes, and those needs will be influenced by the age of the building – a heritage building will have different dependencies to new builds.
We support specification and project delivery across all sectors. Our consultancy helps you achieve future-proof compliance without product over-specification, improving end user outcomes and engaging with stakeholder and projects to deliver life time assurance.
Fire Door system specification
Fire door specification is complex and high-stakes - it’s not just product selection, but a layered process involving test evidence, certification scope, installation context and regulatory alignment. The landscape of fire door design and specification has changed dramatically in the wake of Grenfell, with regulatory reform and shifting standards around product testing and certification. Organisations can no longer rely on legacy assumptions or generic catalogue choices, every decision must be evidence-led, context-aware and defensible.
Specification mis-steps lead to costly delays, redesigns and reputational risk. By embedding consequence-aware specification early in design, we help reduce waste, inform procurement and streamline delivery. Our approach empowers stakeholders to act with confidence - protecting margins, evidencing compliance and building safer, more resilient buildings.
Specify with confidence
At ADOORABILITY we support those who want to lead, not lag. We help teams ensure what’s specified today will serve communities safely, ethically and compliantly for years to come. Bringing clarity to complexity, we empower clients to make futureproofed decisions that stand up to scrutiny.