March 2023 Lessons in Firestop: Deciphering Firestop Details for Metal Pipes

March 27, 2023
You might think that firestopping metal pipes is easy to get right, but our expert,...
Firestop- Plumbing Contractors / General Firestop Information

Mass Timber Conference- HERE I COME! 

March 23, 2023
Next week I will be in Portland Oregon at the Mass Timber Conference. If you...
Tall Timber

More on Mass Timber 

March 22, 2023
Here is another great educational tid bit for those of you who want to learn...
Firestop- Electrical and Low Voltage Contractors / Firestop- Mechanical Contractors / Firestop- Plumbing Contractors / Firestop- Sprinkler Contractors / General Firestop Information / Insurance / Tall Timber

Firestop in Mass Timber Construction 

March 20, 2023
I remember when I first hear about mass timber being adopted into the 2021 IBC....
Firestop- Electrical and Low Voltage Contractors / Firestop- Mechanical Contractors / Firestop- Plumbing Contractors / Firestop- Sprinkler Contractors / General Firestop Information / Insurance / Tall Timber

Flashback Friday 

March 17, 2023
Since we spent the week talking about different fire resistance rated assemblies, it seems only...
General Firestop Information

Flashback Friday 

March 10, 2023
If you make this mistake, you will be LUCKY if your fire sprinklers leak.    Before...
General Firestop Information

Be Careful What Assumptions You Make. They might be wrong.

March 9, 2023
In my line of work I was often “the bearer of bad news”. When the...
Firestop- Electrical and Low Voltage Contractors / Firestop- Mechanical Contractors / Firestop- Plumbing Contractors / Firestop- Sprinkler Contractors / Firestopping for Glazing Industry / Firestopping for Rated Joints – Masons and Drywallers / General Firestop Information / Insurance / Protecting Grease Ducts / Tall Timber

Women In Construction Week, 2023

March 8, 2023
We find ourselves in the middle of WIC WEEK.   I want to celebrate all the...
Firestop- Electrical and Low Voltage Contractors / Firestop- Mechanical Contractors / Firestop- Plumbing Contractors / Firestop- Sprinkler Contractors / Firestopping for Glazing Industry / Firestopping for Rated Joints – Masons and Drywallers / General Firestop Information / Insurance / Protecting Grease Ducts / Tall Timber

Shout out to Laura Tameron

March 7, 2023
When I started in construction it often seemed like there were two types of women...
Firestopping for Rated Joints – Masons and Drywallers

Flashback Friday 

March 3, 2023
Imagine you have a catastrophic fire loss on your building.   You pay your insurance BUT...
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