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Tag Archives: sealant
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 firestopping conduit risers
Firestopping conduit risers has always been a challenge for electrical contractors on high-rise construction projects. Typically anywhere from 8-20, 4″ conduits rise through the building, originating in the basement and continuing up the building through fire-rated floors. There are a … Continue reading
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Tagged composite sheet, conduit, firestop, firestopping, intumescent, mineral wool, mortar, penetrants, pillows, risers, sealant, slab
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Spotlight on Solutions: Composite Sheet
If there were one thing (and there were many) that Mark Nunn taught me, it is to sell solutions, not products. One of our last jobs together was at one of the new NYC Sanitation buildings. It was toward the … Continue reading
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Tagged composite sheet, firestop, firestop systems, firestopping, galvanized steel, intumescent, LCI, mortar, pillows, sealant, UL Certified
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Spotlight on another “good spray tip”
RSG Caulking is a great partner of STI Firestop, particularly here in the NYC Metropolitan area. They specialize in smoke seal, firesafing, fire rated sealant, mullion wrap, and thermal insulation; and they have completed projects such as the Hearst Tower, 200 … Continue reading
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Tagged firesafing, firestop, mineral wool, mullion wrap, RSG Caulking, sealant, smoke seal, STI, STI Firestop, thermal insulation
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Firestop Spotlight 