Every 23 seconds, a fire department in the United States responds to a fire somewhere in the nation. A fire occurs in a structure at the rate of one every 64 seconds, and a home fire occurs every 89 seconds. These fires result in more than $20 billion in property damage and the risk to thousands of lives. It is reported that the time to escape a burning home is less than 3 minutes. This puts those you love in harm’s way.
Use MgO based building products to significantly increase the fire ratings of residential and commercial buildings
AMAZING FEATURES
Key Fire Resistance Facts
MgO is Non-combustible
MgO based building materials are non-combustible since they use inorganic materials.
Zero Flame and Smoke Spread
Since MgO products do not burn directly so no flame or spoke is spread.
Fire Rated Assemblies
MgO panels and boards can be built into Fire-rated assemblies ranging from 45 minutes to 4-hour
CASE STUDY SUMMARY
SITUATION
Building homes in fire zones demands usinthe use of building materials that are fire resistant, do not burn, or combust.
SOLUTION
NEXGEN MgO based panels and boards are used for internal and external sheathing, floor underlayment and roof underlayment
IMPACT
Homes in built-in fire zones can now withstand home fire damage from accidents and disasters.
LEARN
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Fire resistant materials are designed to prevent the spread of fire and withstand heat. When a source of ignition is removed, fire resistant material like NEXGEN MgO boards self-extinguish. Note that fire resistant and fire proof are used to describe the same behavior. Technically they are interchangeable.
Why are fire ratings important?
A fire rating is given to an assembly composed of various building materials constructed to resist the exposure of a standardized fire exposure for a certain period of time. Fire ratings can be applied to a wall, floor, or roof system. A fire test follows a standard procedure that specifies the rate at which the test system temperature is increased over the duration of the test. Some of the key fire test acceptance criteria stipulate that the fire from the gas-fired test system cannot penetrate through the assembly during the test.
What are the four fire-resistance rated wall assembly types?
The four types of fire resistance rated wall assemblies are:
Fire Barriers - are designed to restrict the spread of fire across the assembly and can have a one to four-hour fire-resistance rating.
Fire Walls - are the most robust and restrictive of the four wall types. Hourly rating requirements for fire walls range from 2 to 4 hours.
Fire Partitions - are the least restrictive assembly and are used for corridor wall construction and as tenant separations in retail and residential buildings.
Smoke Barriers - are assemblies that are intended to restrict the movement of smoke across the barrier and have a 1-hour fire rating.
