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Fire Performance and Energy Efficiency in Modern Buildings

Modern buildings and construction practices reflect the culmination of society’s learning about the built environment and construction materials. New and existing buildings have also been challenged to help fight climate change – everything from improved energy efficiency to electrification to reduction and reuse of materials. Plastic building materials and their various uses have provided innovative solutions to many construction challenges and will continue to do so in the years to come.

Advisory Note on New NYC Building Code Changes to Requirements for Exterior Walls

The new requirements change how walls are designed, installed, tested, and inspected.

3 New Compliance Methods for Code Enforcement of Exterior Wall Assemblies

3 New Compliance Methods for Code Enforcement of Exterior Wall Assemblies

Construction Site Safety Guide

Construction Site Safety Guide

This guide provides a high-level summary of information from various resources that address fire safety practices that can be employed when working around combustible materials.

Understanding the ICC

Understanding the ICC

Understanding the ICC Model Building Code Development Process

Facts About Flame Retardants

Facts About Flame Retardants

Facts About Flame Retardants & Foam Plastic Insulation

In a Building Fire

In a Building Fire

In a Building Fire, Every Second Counts

IIBEC Interface Article

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North American Modern Building Alliance recently published an article in Interface, the technical journal of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants. The article discusses fire testing of wall assemblies and extension of this test data for building code compliance.

Construction Specifier Article

NFPA 285 Engineering Judgments: A Practical Compliance Option

Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings

AmericanChemistry Council Building Exteriors-V14

Detailed information about fire safety in high-rise buildings.