{"id":2653,"date":"2012-07-05T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safti.com\/?post_type=newsletters&p=2653"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:24:54","slug":"new-ibc-marking-system-for-fire-rated-glass","status":"publish","type":"newsletters","link":"https:\/\/safti.com\/newsletters\/new-ibc-marking-system-for-fire-rated-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"New IBC Marking System for Fire Rated Glass\u00a0(July 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2012 IBC Table 716.3 \u2013 Marking Fire Rated Glazing Assemblies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about to get a lot easier to use the right glazing product in the right application, thanks to new and revised tables in the 2012 IBC. Specifically,\u00a0Table 716.3<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMarking Fire Rated Glazing Assemblies,\u201d provides architects, specifiers, installers, plan reviewers, and building officials with an easy reference that shows which performance standard(s) a product meets along with its duration rating.\u00a0Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letters replace test standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the 2006 IBC, fire rated glass was required to have labels showing the testing agency, the test standard and the test duration. Under the new marking system, the test standard is replaced with letters that refer to the performance standard a glazing product meets. The testing agency and test duration remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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