Mortar
Intended for use as a gap-filling material where cables, ducts, or pipework services penetrate fire compartment floors and walls.
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Movement Testing
There can be a range of factors that cause movement within a building, including thermal, seismic, and subsidence. This is most apparent in high-rise buildings. Without considering the building's movement,...
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Multi-Layer Pipes (MLCP)
MLCP is often perceived to be comparable to plastic-only pipe, commonly used in DIY projects. But it is a halfway house between polybutylene pipework and copper piping, consisting of a...
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Mixed/Multiservice Penetration Seal
A mixed or multiservice penetration seal is where more than one of the same or different type of services penetrate the one aperture. For instance, a letterbox aperture above a...
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Non-Combustible
Material that does not burn if exposed to fire.
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Occupancy Separations
Barriers designated as occupancy separations are intended to segregate parts of buildings, where different uses are on each side; for instance, apartments on one side and stores on the other...
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Opening Protection
Fire doors and windows are installed in an opening of a fire barrier to maintain its fire resistance. Fire-rated glazing and framing are tested as a complete assembly to maintain the...
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Partition
A structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall.
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Passive Fire Protection
A product or system that provides protection to the building and occupants without further change or requirement for activation or motion.
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Passive Fire Protection Systems
Passive Fire Protection systems are solutions that seek to contain the fire by delaying its growth using fire-rated partitions and doors to prevent the fire and smoke from spreading from...
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PE Pipes
Polyethylene (PE) pipe is the most often used plastic pipe for underground utility construction. PE pipe is used for a variety of applications, including the distribution of pressurised natural gas,...
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Penetrations
In fire-stopping, a penetration is an opening in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire rating, for the purpose of accommodating the passage of a mechanical, electrical, or...