“A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies” (2017 version), published by the Steel Framing Alliance, provides an online searchable directory that allows users to browse the current, complete range of fire and sound-rated cold-formed steel (CFS) assemblies for residential and light commercial construction as listed by Factory Mutual Global Research, Gypsum Association, Intertek Testing Services N.A. Inc., National Research Council of Canada, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., and Underwriters Laboratories of Canada.
The 2017 “Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data” for CFS assemblies contains several new sections.
Available as a free download, the 2017 edition of “A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies” includes:
- 35 new assemblies
- 52 assemblies with some modifications
- A new Intertek section for floor/ceiling assemblies
- A new Underwriters Laboratories section for non-load bearing suspended shaft wall ceilings
Ten obsolete assemblies were deleted. The information was compiled by the Steel Framing Alliance and the Canadian Steel Construction Council. The previous edition of the guide was published in 2013.
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