NFPA 221 2015

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NFPA 221: Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
NFPA	2015	34

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Safeguard people and property by designing and constructing rated wall assemblies using updated NFPA 221. Construct fire walls and fire barrier walls to keep fire from spreading. You’ll protect building occupants, limit property damage, and help fire fighters do their jobs safely and effectively with the 2015 NFPA 221: Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls. Understand the requirements for fire rated walls in order to protect certain occupancies or hazards. Of vital importance to architects, engineers, and anyone involved with building construction, NFPA 221 identifies and provides a focus to differentiate between types of fire walls. It presents comprehensive requirements for the design and construction of all types of rated wall assemblies including: High challenge fire walls Fire walls Fire barrier walls Protection of openings and penetrations Update to the new 2015 edition. Requirements describing the grade plane were added to Chapter 4, and references to floor and ceiling assemblies were removed. The 2015 NFPA 221 is an important resource for AHJs, engineers, architects, and construction industry professionals.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications
7	Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity 1.5 Equivalency 1.6 Units Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications. (Reserved)
8	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved) Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions
9	Chapter 4 General Requirements 4.1 Scope 4.2 Design Loads 4.3 Fire Resistance Ratings 4.4 Ducts and Air-Transfer Openings
10	4.5 Double Wall Assemblies 4.6 Impact Damage 4.7 Joints
11	4.8 Opening Protectives
12	4.9 Penetrations
13	4.10 Grade Plane Chapter 5 High Challenge Fire Walls 5.1 Scope 5.2 Structural Stability 5.3 Cantilevered HC Fire Walls 5.4 Tied HC Fire Walls 5.5 Double HC Fire Walls 5.6 HC Fire Walls at Elevation Differences
14	5.7 Clearance 5.8 Opening Protectives 5.9 Penetrations in HC Fire Walls 5.10 Ducts and Air Transfer Openings 5.11 High-Hazard Materials 5.12 Parapets 5.13 Roof Surface Protection
15	5.14 Roof Structures 5.15 Roof Penetrations 5.16 Horizontal Continuity
17	Chapter 6 Fire Walls 6.1 Scope 6.2 Structural Stability 6.3 Cantilevered Fire Walls 6.4 Tied Fire Walls 6.5 Double Fire Walls 6.6 Fire Wall Termination
18	6.7 Fire Walls with Elevation Differences 6.8 Clearance 6.9 Horizontal Continuity
19	6.10 Opening Protectives Chapter 7 Fire Barrier Walls 7.1 Scope 7.2 Continuity 7.3 Opening Protectives Annex A Explanatory Material
27	Annex B Informational References
28	Index