9.25.2.2.(2)ATTRIBUTION:
Most technical provisions of the BC Fire Code describe how the code’s objectives and functional statements are achieved. However, some provisions, like this one, do not relate directly to a code objective. The following analysis is provided to assist in understanding of the provision.
APPLICATION:
Thermal insulation, within the application of the
standards listed in Sentence (1), in walls, ceilings, roofs and floors separating heated space from unheated space, the exterior
air or the exterior soil, in buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence
1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9].
INTENT:
To exempt thermal insulation from the application of the
flame-spread rating requirements included in the standards referenced in Sentence
9.25.2.2.(1).