Curtain Wall Firestop Systems

Overview of all typical applications.

Curtain wall firestop systems. It removes the complexity of designing firestop systems and ensures that when it comes time for construction the systems selected provide the fastest installation and best. Hilti s firestop silicone joint spray cfs sp sil is a two component sealant that is designed to be used as a sealing material for edge of slab to curtain wall applications. Select a system that matches the application by clicking in the system box. Curtain wall and edge of slab.

We conducted fire tests to evaluate and compare the. This is because the void between the floor and curtain wall are not properly sealed. Firestop systems in any building design right from the start of a project. Clash detection to find locations where penetrants meet fire rated barriers and automatically selects the appropriate firestop systems.

This silicone based spray is water resistant so at least when it comes to firestop your productivity is not weather dependent. Containing no halogens solvents or hazardous substances its unique product formulation has been certified as a product that can contribute to the sustainability of a. Learn how hilti s firestop systems are used around the world. Click on the i to learn more about the system attributes.

Review the selected systems and additional information. Find an appropriate firestop system by searching with the system number or by inputting the application characteristics into the filters. To reduce the spread of fire for 2 hours a properly designed and tested perimeter fire barrier system is used with rock wool. The system provides a 2 hour f rating for a variety of different spandrel types including glass aluminum stone and aluminum composites.

And barriers offer the needed protection to keep the building structure and its occupants safer. Firestopping joint protection and perimeter fire barriers are designed to limit flame and smoke spread through penetrations in a fire rated wall floor and ceiling assembly. Introduction to fire protection. The life safety fire containment systems have been tested ul systems cw s 1001.

Firestop systems curtain wall sti is the global leader in developing perimeter fire barrier systems for sealing the void area between a fire rated floor and non rated exterior wall. Model building codes require that the gap at the slab edge curtain wall interface be treated to maintain the same fire integrity as the floor ceiling. We worked with ul to devise a method to evaluate curtain wall connection protection.