Fire-Safe, Load-Bearing Wall Assembly for Partition Walls Between Multifamily Units
W-Wall
Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today introduced W-Wall™, a fire-safe load-bearing wall assembly utilized for partition walls between attached multifamily and townhome units. A design solution created specifically for architects and builders, W-Wall is the first two-hour fire rated load-bearing wall assembly tested and approved for use with open cell spray foam. All Huntsman Building Solutions’ open cell spray foam insulation solutions have been certified for use with W-Wall, providing sound attenuation and energy efficiency capabilities as part of the assembly solution. Use of the assembly design meaningfully reduces construction and labor costs.
“W-Wall provides architects and builders with a partition wall assembly design that is already tested and certified for use with open cell spray foam and which enhances fire safety and acoustical performance,” says Doug Brady, vice president of global innovation and product management with Huntsman Building Solutions. “Providing an air seal and sustainable soundproofing capabilities, this assembly solves blower door issues and provides comfort and ease-of-mind to the residents living on either side of it.”