Firestopping is an often misunderstood construction practice. This article examines what firestopping is and why it’s necessary in wall, floor, and ceiling penetrations. The bottom line is that ...

Blaze Foam compressible intumescent strips are designed for head-of-wall, bottom-of-wall and wall-to-wall joints; install 75% faster than conventional methods. Blaze Foam was tested in accordance with ...

The height of a building, a high concentration of people, and the limited capacity of elevators and stairwells can make it challenging to evacuate all occupants quickly. As fire tends to spread ...

The requirements for firestopping communications or other low-voltage type cabling can present a particularly difficult set of complications on a construction project. This is especially true when the ...

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Specified Technologies Inc. (STI), a leading firestop, smoke, and sound building products manufacturer, has announced the release of the all-new TTG ...

To assist in the design, specification and installation of building services penetrations to ensure fire compartmentation is maintained, in September 2020 five organisations launched a Best Practice ...