Firestop Specifications: What You Need To Know

This is an AIA and ICC accredited course. It was created to explain Design & Code Enforcement Responsibilities for the Code Official & Project Design Teams. In this 1-hr course, we'll talk about - What are firestop products, and why do architects specify them? - Liability associated with firestop - Specification resources - Firestop systems on project drawings - Common mistakes architects make when specifying firestop (and corresponding solutions) Learning objectives: - Recognize the importance of specifying firestop correctly. - Identify and avoid the most common mistakes made when specifying firestop. - Describe the features and shortcomings of the two most widely-used spec writing tools with respect to firestopping. - Identify resources and solutions available to help make firestop specification faster, easier and with lower liability.