Transparent glazing, whether window assemblies or full curtain wall assemblies, can help designers achieve a complex set of performance criteria with one product, eliminating redundant systems and streamlining construction.
Fire codes help owners protect their buildings from property-destroying blazes. Those codes, however, are often set to a minimum standard for fire safety and are not always representative of best practices. One of those instances surrounds codes related to fire-rated floor doors.
The K-Roc panels utilize a mineral fiber insulation core which is best suited for fire protection. The 8-inch panel achieved a 3-hour rating based on ASTM E119/ULC-S101 testing.
To meet codes and provide the desired level of visual connection, the University of Michigan-Flint and architects turned to multifunctional fire-resistive-rated glazing assemblies.
Sustainability is at the forefront of people’s minds these days whether it's from growing environmental concerns, or a personal long-term commitment to the cause.
Inherently non-combustible and more lightweight than masonry or cement board, gypsum gives commercial designers, engineers, and builders an easier path toward fire resistance compliance for interior and exterior walls.
Blending the visual line between fire-rated and non-rated curtain walls has long proved challenging for architects. For years, fire-rated frames were bulky, wraparound affairs. While functional at blocking heat and keeping people safe, few offerings closely replicated the sleek frame profiles heralded in modern curtain wall design.
A new UL testing report shows that fire-rated head-of-wall framing projects that utilize ClarkDietrich’s trusted BlazeFrame RipTRAK just got a whole lot easier.
New coverboard from Atlas Roofing Corporation provides an additional option from Atlas to meet UL Class A fire rating requirements when used over combustible wood roof decks.
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