Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance
Construction Specifier
JUNE 25, 2024
The 2022 New York City Building Code chose not to adopt this language, and instead added language that explicitly requires fireblocking installed in most ventilated assemblies. The first is to install an assembly tested in accordance with NFPA 285. Until 2008, NYC created and maintained its own, independent, building code.
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