2019
Silver Award
Specialty Contractor, Thermal and Moisture Protection

Projects of Distinction

Project

Children’s Hospital T-ratings

Winner

Alpha Insulation and Waterproofing, Inc.

Location

Milwaukee, WI

Owner

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Designer

About the Project

The project included multiple electrical room and data closet firestop upgrades. Firestop is primarily focused on preventing the passage of fire by providing an F-rating. However, building code also requires T-ratings which are designed to retard thermal conductivity similar to that for walls and floors. This project is distinct in the installation of T-rated firestop systems, often omitted during the original construction of buildings. The Children’s Hospital T-Rating project is a model project serving to educate the construction community on an extremely important life-safety feature.

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