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3.1.8.8.(3) | Application | Intent |
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Application | Application 1: Fire dampers in noncombustible ducts that penetrate a horizontal fire separation not required to have a fire-resistance
rating, in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A. |
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Intent | Intent 1: To exempt certain ducts from the application of Sentence 3.1.8.7.(1), which would otherwise require fire dampers, on the basis
that the installation of fire dampers in this case would lead to a higher
level of fire-resistance at the fire damper location than that provided by
the fire separation. |
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