Happy Holidays

I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday season. However you may celebrate it...

Understanding the why behind whats important when inspecting firestop?- Part 1

When you look at a UL listed detail that has a 1-hour F rating, what...

Rutgers Professor

I am excited and proud to announce that I will be teaching at Rutgers in...

Modern building codes made firestop more important, but no one noticed.

The International Building Code(IBC) is the model building code for all codes in the US and...

Common Firestop Problems

Here is an excellent article from the International Firestop Council discussing the common firestop deficiencies....

Who can be a Firestop Special Inspector?

Are you responsible for evaluating a potential Firestop Third Party Special Inspector?  If you have...

More on Compartmentation

In case you have not realized the importance of compartmentation or if you just want...

High Rise Construction- special issues need special codes

I just found a new website- Fire Safe North America. I pulled this from their home...

What’s this firestop stuff?

On this blog the primary thing we talk about is firestop. Maybe because that is what...

Law suit involving sprinkler industry

This article discusses a Miami lawsuit involving plastic sprinkler pipes. People in the firestop industry have known...