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Huntsman Building Solutions Introduces W-Wall, a Fire-Safe Load-Bearing Wall Assembly

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.

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Into The Wild

Bass Pro Shops' "Wonders of Wildlife" Exhibit gets insulated with spray polyurethane foam.

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IFTI'S DC315 Issued New CCMC Report For Use In All Building Types, Including Part 3 Non-Combustible Buildings

Subsequent to original the Part 9 product evaluation, IFTI sought compliance with the prescriptive solutions outlined in Sentence 3.1.5.15.(2) of the NBC 2015. The equivalency to Part 3 non-combustible buildings and results are discussed in Section 2.2.2 of CCMC Report 14036-R whereby DC315 has demonstrated to provide ‘equal or better’ performance than the prescriptive solutions of 1/2" gypsum AND CAN/ULC S124 Class B tested products.

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IFTI Explains Why Codes Require Thermal or Ignition Barriers

SPF (spray polyurethane foam), like most other organic materials, is combustible. SPFs are formulated with flame retardants to meet the requirements of various construction codes and performance standards.

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Honeywell Announces “Hit A Foam Run” Grand Prize Winner

Eric Gladson has been named as the Grand Prize Winner in Honeywell’s “Hit a Foam Run” promotion from using Lapolla’s closed-cell spray foam (ccSPF) formulated with Honeywell’s Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) . Eric wins an all-expenses paid trip for two to the Professional Baseball Game of Stars in Miami, July 2017 ($7,000 estimated value).

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IFTI Announces Publication of CCMC Evaluation Report #14036-R

The National Research Council of Canada has issued CCMC Report #14036-R finding DC315 an acceptable thermal barrier, surpassing all generic thermal barriers and on par with 1/2" gypsum.

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Flame Control Coatings' 60-60A Thermal Barrier Coating Requires No Primer for Open-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam

Flame Control Coatings announces that 60-60A, a 15-Minute Thermal Barrier for Spray Polyurethane Foam does not require a primer when applied to open cell spray polyurethane foam insulation.

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Flame Seal Products Reveals How to Expand Your Business Using Intumescent Thermal Barriers

Flame Seal Products Inc. discusses spray foam business expansion in Spray Foam Magazine article.

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IFTI's Certified Applicator Program Assists Spray Foam Contractors with Code Compliance

International Fireproof Technologies, Inc's new CAP offering certifies excellence and fosters compliance.

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