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Prevent Systems puts out building fires with eco-friendly water mist system
- Published 19 May 2024; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Listed for Europe under Architecture and construction, and Water and wastewater.
- Prevent Systems supplies a patented low-pressure water-mist fire-suppression system for buildings. It atomizes water into fine droplets that absorb heat, produce water vapour that locally displaces oxygen, and wet surrounding surfaces to slow fire spread. The page says full-scale tests in Norway, Sweden and the UK found performance comparable to traditional sprinklers and that the system meets the referenced European water-mist standard.
- The article notes sprinklers are a long-established standard and describes Norway as having many sprinkler heads per capita due to strict building requirements. Prevent claims water mist uses up to 80% less water, enabling smaller pipes, pumps and tanks and reducing water damage and cleanup. It says the system uses 75% less material, has an estimated lifespan twice as long, and cites a MultiConsult report estimating 71% lower greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional sprinklers. These are claims and assessment figures reported by the company/page.
- The product is used in apartment blocks, hospitals, hotels, offices, schools, parking structures, heritage buildings and aircraft hangars. Prevent says it is Norway’s leading water-mist supplier with 63% of the domestic water-mist market.
- Market context estimates the global sprinkler market at about USD 10 billion and projects about USD 14 billion by 2027, with more than 40 million sprinkler heads installed annually. These are dated estimates/projections. The company expected UK growth, describing the UK market as ten times Norway’s, and sought distributors in other countries with fire-suppression requirements.
- Linked to SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production) for reducing system emissions, water use and material consumption.
- Contact: Erling Mengshoel, Business Developer & Chairman of the Board, em@prevent-systems.no. Company: PREVENT SYSTEMS AS, Fåberggata 126, 2615 Lillehammer, Norway; prevent-systems.com. A phone-number reveal control is present.