NFPA 220:2024
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Standard on Types of Building Construction
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English
13-05-2023
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Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application. (Reserved)
1.4 Retroactivity.
1.5 Equivalency.
1.6 Units.
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General.
2.2 NFPA Publications.
2.3 Other Publications.
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General.
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
3.3 General Definitions.
Chapter 4 Types of Construction
4.1 General.
4.2 Reserved.
4.3 Type I (442 or 332) and Type II (222, 111, or 000) Construction.
4.4 Type III (211 or 200) Construction.
4.5 Type IV (2HH) Construction.
4.6 Type V (111 or 000) Construction.
Chapter 5 Fire Resistance Rating Requirements for Structural Elements
5.1 Fire Resistance Rating Requirements.
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Informational References
This standard defines types of building construc‐ tion based on the combustibility and the fire resistance rating of a building's structural elements
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
978-145593058-6
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| Pages |
21
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| PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| NFPA 30:2024 | Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code |
| NFPA 101A:2025 | Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety |
| NFPA 11:2024 | Standard for Low-, Medium, and High-Expansion Foam |
| NFPA 13D:2025 | Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes |
| NFPA 221:2024 | Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls |
| NFPA 5000:2024 | Building Construction and Safety Code |
| NFPA 75:2024 | Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment |
| NFPA 30A:2024 | Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages |
| NFPA 418:2024 | Standard for Heliports and Vertiports |
| NFPA 5000:2021 | Building Construction and Safety Code |
| NFPA 13 : 2022 | Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2022 and 2019 Editions |
| ASTM E 84 : 2005 | Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials |
| ASTM E 136 : 2016 | Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750°C |
| NFPA 259:2023 | Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials |
| NFPA 90A : 2021 | Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems |
| UL 723:11ED 2018-04-19 | Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials |
| ASTM E 2652 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Assessing Combustibility of Materials Using a Tube Furnace with a Cone-shaped Airflow Stabilizer, at 750 °C |
| NFPA 285:2023 | Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components |
| ASTM E 2965 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Low Levels of Heat Release Rate for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter |
| NFPA 101:2021 | Life Safety Code |
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