Enclosures
Boxes or wraps made of fireproofing materials, including fire-resistive wraps and tapes to protect speciality valves and other items deemed to require protection against fire and heat - an analogy...
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Endothermic
If something is endothermic it absorbs heat, preventing the temperature from rising on the other side of the barrier.
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ETA (European Technical Assessment)
The European Technical Assessment is a document providing information about the performance of a construction product to be declared in relation to its essential characteristics. The ETA provides a way...
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Expansion Joint
An expansion joint is a created joint between two sections of a concrete floor slab, which gets narrower when the panels of the slab expand, due to an increase in...
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Fire Barriers
Fire Barriers are a fire-resistant barrier used to prevent the spread of fire for a prescribed period.
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Fire Batts
A dense mineral wool board, but light weight in comparison to Fire boards. Typically used for sealing penetrations.
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Fire Boards
A product that is used to stop fire and typically protect structural steel and duct work. This product varies in weight, size and thickness dependent on which supplier it comes...
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Fire Caulk
Fire caulk is designed to expand and fill that void of the melted pipe during a fire. Most fire caulks begin to start activating at temperatures greater than 200 degrees...
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Fire Collar
Fire collars are designed to maintain fire resistance levels by surrounding pipes and other penetrations with intumescent compounds that expand throughout the fire, preventing flames and hot gases passing into...
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Fire Covers
Fire covers are designed for stopping fires in electric light units in fire rated suspended ceilings. In the event of a fire, the cover expands internally to fill all the...
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Fire Curtains
A fire curtain is a specially constructed curtain that descends from the ceiling to block an opening and stop fire and smoke spreading between two areas. In larger structures, several...
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Fire Dampers
Devices designed to impede the spread of fire through walls, floors and partitions. Fire dampers are installed in the ducts of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems which penetrate fire-resistant...