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Spotlight on the Key Points in Firestopping
Firestop is widely recognized as a problematic issue for owners, specifiers and contractors alike. It is perhaps the most misapplied and misunderstood segment in Life-Safety in modern construction, especially with the constant changes in code. Please join the New Jersey … Continue reading
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Tagged AIA, architect, CEU, code compliance, engineer, firestop, life safety, NJSA, subcontractor, training
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Spotlight on Scott Greenwald
Construction industry veteran joins STI Firestop Scott Greenwald has recently joined STI Firestop’s NY-NJ Metropolitan team, he will be partnering with me as a fellow Territory Manager. Scott is a fine person and a real professional. He brings with him … Continue reading
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Tagged distributor, firestopping, Kenseal, New Jersey, New York, Product data sheets, Scott Greenwald, STI, STI Firestop, submittal, UL Systems
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Spotlight on Shrinkage
The Incredible Shrinking… Firestop Sealant? May 16, 2017 by James P. Stahl Jr., CFPS, CDT, Vice President & General Manager, Engineering and Emerging Businesses Do firestop sealants shrink? This is a question that has been bandied about at various industry … Continue reading
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Tagged ASTM C1241, cure, curing, destructive, firestop, IFC, latex, sealant, shrinkage, silicone, STI, STI Firestop, UL, UL Guide, XHBN, XHEZ
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Spotlight on Action
ACTION… We took some ACTION and got involved in the NJSA golf committee… Thank you to Matt from GAR our gracious host at his facility in South Plainfield they specialize in servicing the aerial work platform needs of contractors, sub-contractors, … Continue reading
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Tagged architects, caulk, code compliance, Construction, curtain wall, drywall, electrical, fire, firestop, firestop contractor, FSC, general contractors, inspectors, insulation, jobsite, joints, life safety, masonry, mechanical, plumbing, sealant, Specified Technologies, spray, sprinkler, STI Firestop, subcontractors, submittals, through penetrations, trades, training, UL system
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Spotlight on Engineering
Rainy Friday addition of The Burn… we have to get on the road and go help our good friend Richie Jenkins from JLE with an engineering judgment… we’re on our way buddy! OK… we’re at on location again, in the … Continue reading
Spotlight on Location – The Burn / 014
Bang, getting started early… 5:55 AM Grover Cleveland rest area New Jersey Turnpike with STI Firestop, multi media specialist, Jason Nappi… https://www.youtube.com/user/jasonnappi86 We’re getting started early, creeping while Hilti is sleeping!!! Jobsite Jhonny on location, 111 Murray St. with our … Continue reading
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Tagged All-Weather, competition, compression, curtain wall, curtainwall, EastmanCooke, FastTack, general contractor, glass, Hilti, ICI, Inline Distributing, Jobsite Jhonny, LEED, location, mineral wool, orientation, Permasteelisa Group, PNA, silicone, spray, STI, STI Firestop, subcontractor, TruTeam
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Spotlight on Non-Compliant Overfilled Cable Sleeves
Restore Compliance to Non-Compliant Overfilled Cable Sleeves with Specified Technologies, Inc.’s New EZ-Path® Retrofit Device SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY (Jan. 23, 2017) – Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI), an innovative leader in the firestop industry, announces a new addition to the EZ-Path® … Continue reading
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Tagged compliant, deficiencies, non-compliant, overfilled, retrofit, sleeves, Specified Technologies Inc, STI Firestop
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Spotlight on Fire Protection for Underslab Curtain Wall Anchors
Curtain wall connections or anchor points located beneath the floor slab can be subjected to direct fire exposure that can compromise their integrity. The UL Guide Information for Category XHDG, Perimeter Fire-Containment Systems has included general specifications for the protection … Continue reading
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Tagged anchor, connections, curtain wall, curtainwall, firestop, floor slab, STI, STI Firestop, UL, underslab
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Spotlight on Made in the USA
No matter what your political views are, we can all agree that today, January 20, 2017 (#DayOne) we get a new President, and with him comes an increased focus on Made in the USA. At STI Firestop, we take Made … Continue reading
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Tagged #dayone, firestop, made in the usa, president, u.s.a.
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GO LIVE with STI
At STI Firestop, we are always looking for ways to better communicate with you, our firestop customers and provide you with the best experience possible. As if Access STI and our new submittal builder wasn’t enough… we’ve done it again… … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering judgements, engineers, firestop, live, submittals, technical support
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