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Membrane Penetration Firestop Part One

Understanding Membrane Penetrations: Key Considerations Membrane penetrations refer to firestop applications that breach only one...

Membrane Penetration Firestop- Part Two 

I hope you liked the last post, that was just a warm up as we...

Battery Storage Part 1: UL Future Built Forum

I have been sharing presentations from a great forum last January and while this next...

Battery Storage 2 : UL Future Built Forum

Tomorrow is the big day—time for enjoying turkey with family and friends who are like...

Battery Storage 3: UL Future Built Forum

Here we are the day after Thanksgiving and still talking about battery storage. This is the...

L Ratings: Why Don’t Your Specifications Include Them?

One of my pet peeves is people who use code verbiage WRONG.  A fire wall...

W Rating: Dear Architect, Why Are You Asking for It?

I have seen so many project specifications requiring a W rating. If you don’t know...

Intumescent Coatings for Fireproofing

The NYC Center for Architecture does a lot of training for local architects, including sessions...

New Standard for Architects to Spec- Part One 

Architects are always trying to cover all the bases when they write their specifications. I...