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  1. Sarah
    Sarah
    September 26, 2011 at 10:28 am |

    The new wizard is actually pretty easy to use: http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/ulweb/LISEXT/1FRAME/FireResistanceWizard.html . You only end up flipping through about a dozen assemblies, instead of all of them.

  2. joearch
    joearch
    September 26, 2011 at 1:21 pm |

    much easier to use the US Gypsum Association’s Fire Resistance Design Manual.
    http://www.gypsum.org/download.html

    If that’s too much, a call to USG’s tech hot line gets the job done too.

  3. Greg J
    Greg J
    September 26, 2011 at 8:31 pm |

    3M also has good information. Especially for penetrations.

    One thing you can do is save the images from whoever’s website and insert them right into a drawing.

    BIZZ-DING!

    You’ll never or rarely ever have a question from a plan reviewer about what ‘s involved with a rated assembly.

  4. Rich
    Rich
    September 28, 2011 at 7:00 am |

    As Sarah mentioned, UL has a new online fire resistance design selection tool called the ULtimate Fire Wizard. The Wizard can be accessed at http://www.ul.com/firewizard. If you have not already done so, I strongly encourage you to check it out. The Wizard allows you to input details on your project through a series of pull-down menus and keywords. It then searches the UL database for matching designs. After reviewing the matching designs, the search results can be saved in a Design List for later retrieval.