New Supporting Services for Research and Development in the Fire Protection Industry Now Available in Bryan, TX Lab.
Bryan, TX — ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has announced the operation of a new small-scale furnace in their Bryan, TX test laboratory. The new equipment was brought in by ICC-ES in an effort to provide manufacturers and designers in the fire protection industry with greater support for the research and development (R&D) space.
The small-scale furnace, sized 7-ft x 7-ft x 7-ft, contains 3 pre-mixed, natural gas burners, a removable top and front face to permit testing of vertical and/or horizontal assemblies. This new equipment was designed as the ideal R&D equipment for tests in accordance with ASTM E119/UL 263, ASTM E814/UL1479, and ASTM E1966/UL2079.
R&D testing in the small-scale furnace using ASTM E119/UL 263 will be available for non-load bearing floor/ceiling assemblies, non-load bearing wall assemblies and partitions, insulated steel beams and columns, and I-joists. R&D testing using ASTM E814/UL1479 will be available for firestop products, whereas testing using ASTM E1966/UL2079 will be available for fire-resistant joint products and systems.
“As part of the International Code Council family, we are thrilled to offer this expanded fire testing service to support our customers in producing innovative and safe building products,” said Vice President of Building Products, Tracie Stanush.
ICC-ES labs have staff on-site to operate the furnace and install thermocouples either to the standard specifications or as directed by clients. Likewise, modifications to the test standard will be considered by ICC to ensure manufacturers are able to gather the information that is most important to them.
For more information, contact testlab@icc-es.org.
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