Firestop Movement New Test Criteria 

Have you ever wondered if building movement may impact a firestop installation’s ability to perform? Fire rated joints have movement listed as part of their systems, but until now the through penetrations did not. There is a new test standard that will address this missing element: Firestop Movement New Test Criteria.

ASTM E3037 is an interesting new standard that may be valuable to architects, engineers, specifiers and others.  It looks at the movement that a firestop system can (or can’t) accommodate.  It looks at movement in two directions. 

I have a handful of questions and you likely do as well. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out as people start to apply it in the field. Here is a great start to understanding what this test standard is, how it is conducted, and possibly applied. This new standard and the Firestop Movement New Test Criteria will provide more comprehensive safety measures for firestop installations.

Thank you to UL and Luke Woods for putting this video together for everyone.  You can watch it here.

PS thanks to John Valiulus for sharing this