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DuPont? Tyvek® FireCurb?
Housewrap at UKCW 2017: Protective Membrane – Building Envelope News
24 Oct 2017
Flame Retardant Breather Membrane
Flame retardant breather membrane DuPont? Tyvek® FireCurb? Housewrap attracts significant interest at UKCW 2017

Safety was at the heart of the industry?s agenda at UK Construction Week 2017, and in response to the keen interest shown recently in the advanced Tyvek® FireCurb? building membrane, the Tyvek® Building Knowledge Centre was on hand to display and discuss its benefits at the show.
Understandably, the concerns of the industry are now tightly focussed on the various materials and methods that can enhance occupier and first responder safety in the event of a fire. Launched in 2012, Tyvek® FireCurb? Housewrap is particularly relevant as it is suitable for installation in high rise buildings, for use with ventilated façades, and for wall membrane applications in timber frame constructions. The product offers an innovative flame retardant technology that reduces flammability by using a phosphorous containing agent, which forms a ?char? layer at the surface when in contact with an ignition source. This thin layer of carbonized polymer is highly resistant to burning and creates a barrier, thus slowing the release of flammable materials from the membrane into the fire. Starved of fuel, the flame spreads over the membrane more slowly, or not at all.

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