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Fire Testing

Fire Protection vs Fire Resistance: What’s the Difference?

Fire Testing

Understanding International Build Code (IBC) Requirements for Flame Spread Testing

General

What Is Fenestration Testing and Why Is It Needed?

General

NVLAP & IAS Accredited: What You Need To Know

Structural Testing

Focus On: ASTM E330 Structural Testing

Acoustical Testing

When Is a Decibel Not a Decibel?

Structural Testing

Testing for Wind-Based Hazards

Fire Testing

How to Choose the Right Fire Test for Your Product or Assembly

General

Questions to Ask a Testing Provider Before You Hire Them

Fire Testing

Understanding the ASTM E814 Standard for Firestopping

Acoustical Testing

How Materials Absorb Sound: The Noise Reduction Coefficient

Analytical Testing

Focus On: The ASTM C518, the R-Value Test

Acoustical Testing

What Acoustic Single Number Ratings Do and Don't Tell You

Fire Testing

The Origins of ASTM E84

Fire Testing

Flame Spread 101

Acoustical Testing

Understanding the Basics of Sound Transmission Class (STC) Ratings

Fire Testing

Understanding the Basics of Fire Resistance Ratings

Fire Testing

Understanding Pass/Fail Criteria for an NFPA 285 Fire Test

Acoustical Testing

Understanding the Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Class (OITC) Rating System

Fire Testing

Understanding the ASTM E136 Test for Assessing Combustibility of Materials

Acoustical Testing

The Importance of Articulation Class and Ceiling Attenuation Class Ratings for Offices

Fire Testing

Understanding Pass/Fail Criteria for an ASTM E119 Fire Test

General

Additional Testing Opportunities

Acoustical Testing, General

Great Architecture, Art Deco, and Acoustics

General

A Truly Global Enterprise

General

By The Numbers

Structural Testing

Niagara Falls Engineering Feats

General

Meet Anthony Rivers, Test Technician

Acoustical Testing

Why Do We Do Acoustical Testing?

Structural Testing

Looking Back: 1901 Pan-American Exposition

Acoustical Testing

Look — Do You See the Noise Leaking Through That Ceiling?

Fire Testing

Did you know?: Fire Testing

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