Methods of designing and constructing Class-A fire-protected multi-story wood-framed buildings
AssigneeM-Fire Supression, Inc.
InventorStephen Conboy
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Abstract
A method of and system for designing and constructing high-density multi-story wood-framed buildings, and Class-A fire-protected building components, and methods and factories for producing the same in an economical manner. An on-job-site method is provided for treating wood-framed buildings so that such wood-framed buildings demonstrate Class-A fire-protection and improved defense against total fire destruction.
Claims6
A method of designing and constructing a multi-story wood-framed building on a job site location in accordance with a wood-framed building project having a design phase and a construction phase, so that said multi-story wood-framed building demonstrates Class-A fire-protection and improved resistance against total destruction by fire, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) during said design phase, specifying the use of a Class-A fire-protection spray coating process to be applied during said construction phase, over all raw/untreated and/or treated lumber and wood products after completion of each wood-framed building section so to provide Class-A fire-protection to and over each said completed wood-framed building section;
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- (b) during said construction phase, applying said Class-A fire-protection spray coating process over all raw/untreated and/or treated lumber and wood products on said job site location after completion of each wood-framed building section so to provide Class-A fire-protection to and over each completed wood-framed building section,
- wherein said Class-A fire-protection spray coating process applied during said construction phase comprises the steps of:
- (i) after completing each said wood-framed building section, where wood framing has been constructed and sheathing installed, but before any wallboard or wall board covering has been installed, spraying a clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid from a liquid spraying system, as a spray coating, over all exposed interior wood surfaces in said completed wood-framed building section;
- (ii) after each said completed wood-framed building section has been spray coated with said CFIC liquid, certifying and marking said completed wood-framed building section as being spray coated with said CFIC liquid and provided with Class-A fire-protection;
- (iii) before applying gypsum board and/or other wall board covering over said spray-coated completed wood-framed building section, capturing and collecting digital photographs and/or videos of each said spray-coated completed wood-framed building section;
- (iv) uploading said captured digital photographs and/or videos to a centralized information server maintained for access of said digital photographs and/or videos and review by entities involved in said wood-framed building project;
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- (v) when all completed wood-framed building sections have been completely spray coated with said CFIC liquid, and certified and marked as having been spray coated with said CFIC liquid, issuing a certificate of completion with respect to the spray application of said CFIC liquid to all exposed wood surfaces on the interior of said multi-story wood-framed building during the construction phase, thereby certifying that Class-A fire-protection has been provided to all lumber and sheeting in the interior of said wood-framed building, and defending said wood-framed building from risk of total destruction by fire.
A method of designing and constructing a multi-story wood-framed building on a job site location in accordance with a wood-framed building project having a design phase and a construction phase, so that said multi-story wood-framed building demonstrates Class-A fire-protection and improved resistance against total destruction by fire, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) during said design phase, specifying the use of a Class-A fire-protection spray coating process to be applied during said construction phase, over all raw/untreated and/or treated lumber and wood products after completion of each wood-framed building section so to provide Class-A fire-protection to and over each said completed wood-framed building section;
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- (b) during said construction phase, applying said Class-A fire-protection spray coating process over all raw/untreated and/or treated lumber and wood products on said job site location after completion of each wood-framed building section so to provide Class-A fire-protection over each completed wood-framed building section,
- wherein said Class-A fire-protection spray coating process comprises the steps of:
- (1) filling a reservoir tank of a liquid spraying system with a supply of clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid;
- (ii) using a spray nozzle operably connected to said liquid spraying system to apply by spraying, a coating of said CFIC liquid over all exposed interior surfaces of said completed section of said multi-story wood-framed building to be spray treated during said construction phase;
- (iii) after each completed section of said multi-story wood-framed building has been spray coated with said CFIC liquid, certifying and marking the completed and spray coated section of said multi-story wood-framed building as being spray coated with said CFIC liquid, for inspection and documentation purposes;
- (iv) when all completed sections of said multi-story wood-framed building under construction have been spray coated with said CFIC liquid, and certified as being spray coated with said CFIC liquid and Class-A fire-protected, proceeding to subsequent stages of construction in said wood-framed building project;
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- (v) issuing a certificate of completion with respect to the spray application of said CFIC liquid over all exposed wood surfaces on the interior of said multi-story wood-framed building during said construction phase, thereby certifying that Class-A fire-protection has been provided to all lumber and sheeting in the interior of said multi-story wood-framed building, and defending said multi-story wood-framed building from risk of total destruction by fire.
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