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3.1.5.12.(4)
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Application
Application 1: 
Thermal barrier protection of combustible insulation from adjacent space in a building, other than adjacent concealed spaces within wall assemblies, and where the insulation has a flame-spread rating more than 25 but not more than 500 on any exposed surface, or any surface that would be exposed by cutting through the material in any direction.
This applies to interior walls, within ceilings and within roof assemblies, of buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A that are required to be of noncombustible construction, except buildings that:
  • are not sprinklered throughout, and
  • are more than 18 m high, measured between grade and the floor level of the top storey.
Application 2: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9] that are required to be of noncombustible construction, as stated in Sentence 9.10.6.1.(1).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Sentence 3.1.5.12.(6), which applies to thermosetting foamed plastic insulation having a flame-spread rating not more than 500 that forms part of a factory-assembled exterior wall panel that does not incorporate an air space.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To expand the application of Sentence 3.1.5.12.(2).
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