haltcatchfire
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How is lighting handled? Can they be precored? Or is it an exposed conduit situation?
Openings can be prefabbed along with the panels for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire suppression. Good structural engineers should have no problem accommodating that.How is lighting handled? Can they be precored? Or is it an exposed conduit situation?
CLT Floor Panels have about a 2-hour rating, so long as they meet certain requirements (such as rules for the openings for conduit). In almost all cases, this will well exceed the fire rating of a sprinklered building of that size anyway.Interesting. I'm curious how fire ratings are achieved in this.
Great picture - triggered a really dumb construction 101 question for me - for wood frame houses and apartments, does it ever matter that the wood frame is just out in the rain and snow until the building envelop is completed?
I don’t think they have to leave it too long to dry, I’ve seen houses that are framed and sitting up in the rain, and a few days later they’re covering the exterior.Great picture - triggered a really dumb construction 101 question for me - for wood frame houses and apartments, does it ever matter that the wood frame is just out in the rain and snow until the building envelop is completed?
Water is obviously bad for wood, but I am assuming it's really only an issue when the wood can't dry out reasonably quickly like behind a finished wall?