Gypsum Area Separation Firewalls and Utility Placement

The Gypsum Association has published a position document on Gypsum Area Separation Firewalls intended to clarify

the criteria for the placement of utilities in the flanking walls on either side of a two-hour steel H-stud gypsum shaftliner panel area separation wall.

Two-Hour Steel H-Stud Gypsum Area Separation Firewalls and Utilities in the Adjacent Flanking Walls