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Department 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDSChapter 7 - Fire and Smoke Protection Features
Section 719 - THERMAL- AND SOUND-INSULATING MATERIALS
Subsection 719.1 - General

780 CMR, 719.1

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Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Subsection 719.1 - General

Insulating materials, including facings such as vapor retarders and vapor-permeable membranes, similar coverings and all layers of single and multilayer reflective foil insulations, shall comply with the requirements of this section. Where a flame spread index or a smoke-developed index is specified in this section, such index shall be determined in accordance with ASTM E 84 or UL 723. Any material that is subject to an increase in flame spread index or smoke-developed index beyond the limits herein established through the effects of age, moisture or other atmospheric conditions shall not be permitted.

Exceptions:

1. Fiberboard insulation shall comply with Chapter 23.
2. Foam plastic insulation shall comply with Chapter 26.
3. Duct and pipe insulation and duct and pipe coverings and linings in plenums shall comply with the International Mechanical Code.
4. All layers of single and multilayer reflective plastic core insulation shall comply with Section 2613.

780 CMR, 719.1