Transcription of Fire Resistance Bulletin 2 - MBMA
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fire ResistanceBulletinMetal Building Manufacturers Resistance Ratings for Exterior Walls U. L. Tested and Classified For 1 and 2 HoursInsurance Bulletin No. 5 explains how insurancerates for metal buildings are affected by exteriorwall construction. fire Resistive Bulletin #1 (for-merly listed as Insurance Bulletin #6) explainshow insurance rates can be improved by using and classified 1, 1 and 2-hour fire protect-ed meetings and discussions with InsuranceServices Office headquarters and through fieldexperience it was determined that although the pro-tected columns were providing an improved insur-ance rate, they were still not producing rates thatwould be directly competitive with buildings withconcrete block exterior walls. Therefore, theMBMA Committee on fire Protection and RelatedInsurance Matters undertook an engineering analy-sis and testing program to establish fire resistantrated exterior walls are listed by UnderwritersLaboratories, Inc.
MBMA Committee on Fire Protection and Related Insurance Matters undertook an engineering analy-sis and testing program to establish fire resistant rated exterior walls. These walls are listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. in the 1996 Fire Resistance Directory as U.L. Design No. U489. In addition to improving fire insurance rates, fire
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