ROCKWOOL COMPONENT SPOTLIGHT: Wildland-Urban Interface Fires and Applicable Solutions

Wildfire events are increasing in frequency and severity across North America, driving the need for construction practices that improve building resilience in the Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI). In the United States, the International Wildland–Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) provides enforceable standards that jurisdictions can adopt to mitigate wildfire risk through ignition-resistant design, materials, and defensible-space provisions. In Canada, while there is no national WUI code, guidance documents such as the National Guide for Wildland–Urban Interface Fires, FireSmart Canada, and various provincial wildfire guidelines offer best-practice recommendations for reducing structure vulnerability. Despite these frameworks, there remains limited clarity on how to translate prescriptive or voluntary measures into durable, high-performance assemblies using commercially available, non-combustible materials.

ROCKWOOL has authored a guide outlining applicability and offering sample construction details. We will discuss how to use mineral wool and other non-combustible materials to build safer, fire-resilient assemblies that meet industry standards and client needs.

WARNING: Things will get geeky.

Resource link from ROCKWOOL: https://www.rockwool.com/north-america/resources-and-tools/fire-performance/wildfire-resilience-wui-construction/