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Read more about UL Tests Result in GreenGuard and GreenGuard Gold Certifications for Pyro-Guard® UL Critical Component Identification in Fire Resistance-rated Designs Have you ever wondered why some items within UL Certification designs have asterisks* following an item’s description? Here's your answer. Read more about UL Critical Component Identification in Fire Resistance-rated Designs UL Certifies NFPA 285 Exterior Wall System with Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Hoover leads the way! Again! UL recently tested and promulgated a listing for an exterior wall system (EWS) containing pressure-impregnated fire-retardant-treated wood (FRTW), which makes the plan approval process for Type I, II, and III construction quicker and easier for architects. Read more about UL Certifies NFPA 285 Exterior Wall System with Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Can fire retardant coatings be recognized as fire retardant treated wood? The answer is No according to Code Interpretation 17-005 issued by the California State Fire Marshal. California State Fire Marshal Code Interpretation 17-005 Read more about Can fire retardant coatings be recognized as fire retardant treated wood? Best Practice in Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Code Enforcement The job of a building code official carries more than its share of accountability. On the one hand, code officials are responsible for the life safety of the occupants of the buildings they inspect. On the other, they face the interests of community leaders, developers, architects, builders, general contractors, building material suppliers, and various other stakeholders looking to advance the building project and the investment it represents. Read more about Best Practice in Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Code Enforcement Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Must be Impregnated with Chemicals The 2018 International Building Code clarifies that fire-retardant-treated wood (FRTW) manufactured without using the pressure process must be impregnated with chemicals. New language in the 2018 IBC clarifies for building officials the regulations for using FRTW in Types I, II and III construction, which call for the use of non-combustible materials or FRTW. Read more about Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Must be Impregnated with Chemicals UL Certifies Proprietary Design with Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood UL recently tested and promulgated a listing for a new two-hour load bearing wood-frame wall assembly containing pressure impregnated fire-retardant-treated wood (FRTW), a move that makes it quicker and easier for building officials to approve plans for Type III construction. The new fire resistive listing, UL Design No. V314, is the first fire-resistance rated bearing wall assembly to be tested by UL with FRTW. The design calls for the use of Pyro-Guard® FRT lumber and plywood. A product of Hoover Treated Wood Products, Pyro-Guard lumber and plywood is widely used for weather protected applications in buildings of Type I, II, and III construction. Read more about UL Certifies Proprietary Design with Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Pyro-Guard's Unique Listing Provides Cost Effective Alternative to Other 2-Hour Assemblies FRTW is allowed by UL to be used in any listed wood-frame wall assembly. A recent test at UL has resulted in a unique listing for a 2-hour fire-resistance rated bearing wall assembly of Pyro-Guard fire-retardant-treated lumber and Pyro-Guard fire-retardant-treated plywood. This new listing, UL Design No. V314, covers the vast majority of structure exposures providing an alternative to those designers wanting an UL Design number. Read more about Pyro-Guard's Unique Listing Provides Cost Effective Alternative to Other 2-Hour Assemblies Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood and the Minnesota Building Code The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has issued the following publication after recent concerns of non-code compliant fire-retardant-treated wood being used in local construction projects. The publication points out the building code requirements for fire-retardant-treated wood and the importance of labeling for proper product identification. 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