Concrete Industry Calendar

NEX Webinar Series: Investigating ICF Wall Construction Meeting the Requirements of NFPA 285

April 16, 2025 to April 16, 2025

Starting Time:   1:00 EST

End Time:   2:00 EST

Sponsor(s): NEx

Description:
Exterior walls play a critical role in building appearance as well as sustainability and energy performance. Combustible components of exterior walls, however, can pose a significant risk to fire safety if they contribute to fire spread and cause fires to grow in size and intensity. The risks posed to life safety have been under significant focus following high profile, large loss fatal building fires such as Grenfell Tower.
The International Building Code requires exterior wall assemblies with combustible components to limit vertical and lateral flame propagation by meeting NFPA 285 compliance criteria. Recent updates to these codes allow engineering analysis to confirm compliance.
Insulating Concrete Form walls combine reinforced concrete for strength and durability and expanded polystyrene insulation for energy efficiency. The EPS insulation is a combustible component for exterior wall construction.
This presentation reviews the development of NFPA 285 as well as a case study involving testing and engineering analysis of ICF wall assemblies to demonstrate compliance with updated code requirements for fire safety.

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