FIREPROOFING TECHNOLOGIES
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Strategic Connections is equipped to meet all of your fireproofing needs. Our highly skilled crew members have been trained in the fine art of protecting your building’s structure all while maintaining a professional and safe environment.
Through documented rigorous testing, we can ensure that the fireproofing we install will meet the requirements of your building specification. Regardless of whether you need exterior rated fireproofing at your emergency power generator plant or a fine architectural finish intumescent coating, our diligence and expertise will see to it that you are completely satisfied.
Our field technicians, project managers, and project engineers are trained and certified in the leading industry product options, allowing you the customer along with your design professionals to select the appropriate product solution and know that SCI will be able to provide a final product that meets and exceeds the manufacturers standards and tests.
At Strategic Connections Inc our team of estimators and technical support staff will work with your design team to answer any questions and assist in making sure the fire tests and product specifications selected will provide the intended protection at the best possible price point.
Strategic Connections, Inc. is committed to excellence in all aspects of Life Safety and has devoted the necessary resources to guarantee your building is able to perform as designed and intended in the event of a fire.
What is a fireproofing product?
Steel loses strength (ability to carry load) as temperature increases. There is an approximately ~50% loss at 1100 ºF (593 ºC).
Any product that, in the event of fire, actively or passively acts to reduce the rate of temperature rise of a building element.
Building elements are any part of a building that is necessary to maintain the structural integrity or prevent the spread of fire when exposed to elevated temperatures. These may include:
- beams (girders, trusses, joists)
- columns
- floors
- roofs
- walls
- EXTERIOR FIREPROOFING
Strategic Connections is equipped to meet all of your fireproofing needs.
Our highly skilled crew members have been trained in the fine art of protecting your building’s structure all while maintaining a professional and safe environment.
Through documented rigorous testing, we can ensure that the fireproofing we install will meet the requirements of your building specification. Regardless of whether you need exterior rated fireproofing at your emergency power generator plant or a fine architectural finish intumescent coating, our diligence and expertise will see to it that you are completely satisfied.
- INTUMESCENT COATING APPLICATION
Need to maximize build schedule on a steel and wood framed project? Let SCI pre-apply intumescent coatings to your steel components prior to construction.
Intumescent fireproofing is a thin film that is typically “painted” on and applied in several phases to meet thickness requirements.
Intumescent fireproofing can expand up to 30x it’s thickness in the event of a fire. This must be taken into account when installed in tight areas as it will not perform as it should if it does not have the space to expand.
- CEMENTITIOUS "FOAM" SPRAY-ON FIREPROOFING
With the capability to pump cementitious fireproofing materials up to 900’ vertically, our equipment can handle the rigors of the tallest high rises.
Cementitious “foam” is spray-applied fireproofing that is mixed with water, pumped as a slurry, and sprayed with compressed air.
Both of our manufacturers, GCP and Carboline, produce products which fall under this category of fireproofing material.
There are various categories of spray-on fireproofing to consider. Strategic Connections will match your structure’s requirements with the set of right solutions.
Standard Durability (min. 15 pcf)
- Gypsum based: Bond >200 psf, Compressive >10 psi
- Used primarily in interior, concealed areas
Intermediate Durability (min. 15 pcf) New
- Gypsum or Cement: Bond >600 psf, Compressive >30 psi
- Interior areas exposed to view, Buildings 75-420 ft tall
Super High Rise Durability (min. 18 pcf) New
- Gypsum or Cement: Bond >1000 psf, Compressive >50 psi
- Interior areas, Buildings >420 ft tall
Medium Durability (min. 22 pcf)
- Portland cement based: Bond >2000 psf, Compressive >100 psi
- Interior exposed to abrasion/moisture (stairwells, mechanical rooms)
High Durability (min. 40 pcf)
- Portland cement based: Bond >10000 psf, Compressive >500 psi
- Interior or exterior steel, Industrial facilities, Parking garages, etc.
- MINERAL FIBER SPRAY-ON FIREPROOFING
Mineral fiber is a dry mix formulation of fireproofing offered by a single manufacturer that is blown with air through a hose that has water added at the nozzle – i.e. K13.
A standard-durability gypsum wet mix material is more damage-resistant that dry mix mineral fiber.
As there can be many instances of poor mineral fiber adhesion -and the product cannot work if it is not there- making the right choice for your project is important.
- MONOKOTE APPLICATION
Fire protection isn’t just a good thing to have in a steel-framed building — it’s required by the building code. MONOKOTE® is an industry-leading fireproofing material for skyscrapers and critical infrastructure. More than simply a code-compliant product, MONOKOTE® fireproofing brings with it over 50 years of proven performance in the field. It’s easy for contractors to apply and it is backed by worldwide technical and field support specialists from GCP Applied Technologies. This ensures that no matter how a building gets built, MONOKOTE® fireproofing will offer the highest grade of performance.
Contact Us to Design Your Fire Protection System
Our design process guarantees you the best and most cost-effective solution to your fireproofing system design needs. If you would like to learn more, contact us today by calling 800-255-5664 or filling out the form below.
