Passive fire protection systems are integrated into the design of a building to compartmentalize fire areas (created by assemblies as defined by fire and building codes) to restrict the spread of fire and smoke.
In most of today’s modern commercial or multi-family residential construction, there will be joints between rated construction assemblies which creates a void, or break, in the fire-resistive continuity. Accordingly, per the 2015 National Building Code (NBC), “the continuity of a fire separation where it abuts against another fire separation, a floor, a ceiling or an exterior wall assembly is maintained...