ASTM International’s committee on performance of buildings is creating a standard that will help determine qualifications of people who want to serve as inspectors of certain fire resistive materials.
The National Frame Building Association (NFBA) has successfully achieved a three‐hour fire rating for a post-frame wall system that can now be incorporated into a post‐frame building without having to go to more expensive nonwood framing systems.
Condominium owners take great pride in the buildings they call home. When repairs are needed, they’re inclined to undertake painstaking research before approving the contractors and building materials used for those repairs.
