Continuing Education

Smokin’ NFPA 285 and Lessons Learned from the Field

Approximately 1 hour

Fire safety is an important building enclosure design factor and needs to be addressed hand-in-hand with energy code requirements. NFPA 285 is a critical consideration with modern building assemblies incorporating combustible materials in noncombustible construction. This presentation reviews the history and scope of the NFPA 285 test standard and its adoption into the International Building Code® (IBC®). The compliance criteria are outlined, and triggers and contributors under the standard are identified. The course also reviews how the selection of building components such as insulation, air-/water-resistive barriers, and claddings affects the fire performance of an assembly, and solutions and common paths for compliance are presented.

Presented by Keith Nelson, NCARB, AIA, CDT, BCxP on behalf of DuPont Performance Building Solutions.

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