Articles Tagged with ''fire resistance''

By maintaining a space between a building’s cladding and exterior wall, rainscreen systems help protect the enclosure against the ravages of rain and moisture infiltration.

In late June, the Gypsum Association took its website to the next level with a complete redesign that offers—among other things—more robust search functionality, new content, and both video tutorials and video FAQs.

News flash for those of us in the Northern climates—winter is coming. The cold weather will bring a host of problems: equipment will be strained, men become cold and frustrated, daylight hours will dramatically shorten; but construction schedules will keep on moving along. One trade dramatically affected by cold weather is fireproofing.

Firestopping is the process of containing fire and/or smoke through the use of properly installed UL tested and certified products and assemblies.

For years, Portland and gypsum cement-based plasters have been used to produce fire resistant walls.

The past two years have been very exciting for Universal Fireproofing Patch (UFP). In addition to helping numerous professionals make the job of patching fireproofing easy and cost effective, they've reached the following milestones.

Throughout North America, officials are sounding the alarm about the rising risk of major fire events and the real threat that exists to life and property in North America’s wildfire “danger zones,” known as the Wildland Urban Interface.

When it comes to designing and building a multifamily structure, building owners and developers are faced with many choices, each with their own unique challenges.