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01. Intumescent Fireproofing

An intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. Intumescents are typically used in passive fire protection and require listing, approval and compliance in their installed configurations in order to comply with the national building codes and laws. The details for individual building parts are specified in technical standards which are compiled and published by national or international standardization bodies like the British Standards Institute (BSI), the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the International Standardization Organization (ISO)

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02. Cementitious coatings

Lightweight cementitious coatings have their origins in the dense concrete that was often used to fireproof industrial facilities up until around the mid-twentieth century. Cheap and resistant even to very high temperatures, dense concrete was eventually superseded by cementitious coatings that were not quite as heavy (and hence were cheaper and easier to apply) once the technology developed. Today cementitious coatings remain relatively inexpensive materials for the fireproofing of facilities. Though labor does have the potential to drive up the cost of these jobs, since they must be applied in several, successive layers, they are still well-suited for dry environments where the substrate is not expected to be exposed to heavy vibrations and/or impact.

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Fire Protection