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The Firestopping of Service Penetrations Best Practice in Design and Installation Guide was created in collaboration by multiple industry associations: the ASFP, BESA, BSRIA, FIS, and GPDA. Following nine Golden Rules, where...
Many people might not be aware that there are different fire testing methods. When it comes to buildings and how they will perform in a fire, the methods used are...
QuelStop Fire Batt can be installed in a variety of ways. However, the most common method would be to install it into a formed opening, otherwise known as a ‘letterbox opening’...
Chances are you’ve encountered the different service penetration insulation configurations on our detail drawings and may have wondered what they mean, especially if you’re relatively new to the construction industry....
The supporting construction, otherwise known as the fire-separating element or substrate, is simply the wall or floor that supports the service penetration seal. When it comes to understanding the limitations...
An engineering judgement (EJ), otherwise known as a technical assessment or technical evaluation, is a fire-resistance evaluation of an onsite application that does not have any direct test evidence. What...
The simple answer is yes. However, there is a long-standing myth in the construction industry that non-combustible metal pipes (cast iron, copper, and steel) with an internal diameter of 160mm...
A fire strategy plan is a document that is unique for every building, outlining the measures that a building or organisation has in place to prevent fires, and how they...
*Polyurethane (PU) fire foam is combustible. It comes in many different colours, but the most common colour is pink, earning it the name ‘pink foam’. There are widespread misconceptions in...
In this article, we are going to refer to a group of service penetration sealing products or firestopping system as ‘firestop’. Installing a firestop has never been as straightforward as...
There is a long-standing myth in the construction industry that pipes with an internal diameter of 40mm or less do not need to be firestopped where they penetrate compartment walls...
It is important that services are adequately supported to ensure that no load is transferred onto the fire stop seal, both during the normal operational life of the building and...
