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SECTION 07 84 53 BUILDING PERIMETER FIRESTOPPING PART 1 – GENERAL RELATED DOCUMENTS Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. SUMMARY This section includes perimeter fire containment systems consisting of a floor with an hourly fire-resistance rating, an exterior wall assembly with no hourly fire-resistance rating, and the fill and forming materials installed between the floor and curtain wall for preventing the spread of fire vertically in buildings. Related Sections include the following: Division 3 – Section 03 30 00 – Cast-In-Place Concrete Division 4 – Section 04 22 00 – Concrete Unit Masonry Division 7 – Section 07 21 00 – Thermal Insulation Division 7 – Section 07 84 13 – Penetration Firestopping Division 7 – Section 07 84 53 – Building Perimeter Firestopping Division 7 – Section 07 90 00 – Joint Protection Division 7 – Section 07 95 00 – Expansion Control Division 8 – Section 08 44 00 – Curtain Wall and Glazed Assemblies Division 9 – Section 09 20 00 – Plaster and Gypsum Board PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FIRE TEST REQUIREMENTS General: Fire test investigation must be conducted on the Intermediate-Scale, Multi-Story Test Apparatus (ISMA structure). ASTM E2307, “Fire Tests of Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems Using Intermediate-Scale, Multi-Story Test Apparatus”. ASTM E84, “Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials”. ANSI/ UL723, “Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials”. ASTM E2393, “Standard Practice for On Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers”. REFERENCES Underwriters Laboratories (UL) of Northbrook, IL “Fire Resistance Directory”. a. Perimeter Fire Containment Systems (XHDG) b. Fill, Void or Cavity Materials (XHHW) c. Forming Materials (XHKU) d. Curtain Wall Insulation (XHGU) All major building codes: a. International Building Code published by ICC. (Not