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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 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 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 Access STI
STI is excited to announce the launch of Access STI. This integrated web service will give registered users DIRECT ACCESS to STI Firestop information & services all in one place, at the click of a button. As a registered user, this means … Continue reading
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Tagged Access STI, EJ, EJs, engineering judgements, STI, STI Firestop, submittals, technical, TRAM
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Spotlight on Maintenance Free
STI is pleased to announce that an Evaluation Service Report (ESR) was recently issued by UL for our EZ-Path® Fire-Rated Pathways confirming code compliance with the International Building Code® (IBC), International Fire Code® (IFC), and NFPA 101, “Life Safety Code®” (LSC). … Continue reading
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Tagged code, EZ Path, IFC, life safety code, Maintenance Free, mandates, NFPA, Rated Pathways, Specified Technologies Inc, STI, STI Firestop, YouTube
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Spotlight on “Standardize with STI”
When you standardize with STI, you will reap the benefits by exclusively using STI products on all of your projects. Compatibility issues with caulks, sealants, & sprays exist between different manufacturers that compromise performance because of the various chemical compounds … Continue reading
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Tagged applications, approved, caulks, cBMP, eBMP, firestop, liability, risk, sealants, sprays, standardize, STI, STI Firestop, tested, UL Systems
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Spotlight on Firestopping as required by Building & Safety Codes
Firestopping is well defined and mandated in the major building and safety codes. The codes are not static documents and typically change throughout a three year cycle, and accordingly STI Firestop has recently updated our guide document to reflect the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 Edition, AHJ, authority having jurisdiction, building code, code, firestopping, IBC, international building code, life safety code, NFPA 101, safety code, STI, STI Firestop
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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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Spotlight on training and a firestop spray tip
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers STI Firestop has recently invested in ongoing training for their employees in a number of areas. Even after employees have … Continue reading
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Tagged certification training, cracks, curtainwall, firestop, gaps, installation, mineral wool, quality, shrinkage, spray, STI, STI Firestop, will rogers
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