Borgata Fire - Atlantic City NJ http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2010/05/modern-building-materials-ar e-factors-in-atlantic-city-fires.html
Alucobond - Polyethylene Core (Available in FR Core) http://www.dryvit.com/fileshare/doc/us/specification/ds118.pdf Dryvit - Expanded Polystyrene. As noted previously, identify the manufacturer, system and request test documentation to validate combustibility. Hope that helps, John Drucker, CET Fire Protection Subcode Official Fire / Building / Electrical Inspector New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Davidson Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 12:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EIFS EIFS curtain wall systems have various type of backing material which range from heavy gauge galvanized steel sheeting, to un-treated 1/2 inch plywood. When installed on a building façade the voids between the curtain wall and the building structure can become combustible concealed spaces. And when certain dimensions are exceeded are required to be sprinklered. You have to be careful when the EIFS panels are installed on clips which suspend the curtain wall away from the floor slabs. John Drucker probably has some very good examples of the problem. Regards Jim DAVIDSON ASSOCIATES Fire Protection Engineering P. O. Box 4010 Code Consultants Greenville, DE 19807-0010 Medical Gas Systems Engineering (302) 994-9500 Fax (302) 234-1781 CONFIDENTIALITY This report and any attachments are confidential and also may be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, or have otherwise received this report in error, please destroy the report, notify the sender immediately, and do not disclose its contents to any other person, use them for any purpose, or store or copy them in any medium. Thank you for your cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EIFS Thanks for graphic video lessons. Obviously this stuff can be very nasty. Is it safe to say that ALL EIFS systems are combustible, or do I have to look at them on an individual basis? Ed Kramer Lawrence, KS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Smith, Steven D. (CSFD) Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EIFS Some video examples (based on burning characteristics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQLIlIetDM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acgWHjx6AzQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-XR13bOzu8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnz3hY1hotk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDtHi-s8wgM -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: EIFS Is EIFS considered a 'limited-combustible material' per NFPA 13? Whether it's limited-combustible (or not) can have big impact while wading through sections 8.15.1 and 8.15.7. I've been searching on-line and haven't found a definitive answer. I've seen the stuff used as the ceiling on exterior canopies (such as a bank drive-through) and exterior entryways. Ed Kramer Lawrence, KS _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
