Why are HexiTherm Adhesives important?
The heat performance of I-joists, glulam beams, finger-jointed studs and engineered wood doors has come under increased scrutiny in the last several years. The impetus for more rigorous oversight has come from firefighters and various North American building code agencies increasingly concerned with fire safety as a result of catastrophic events such as 9/11. This has led industry standards organizations such as WIJMA, the AWC, the ALSC and the CLSAB to conduct adhesive testing and propose more rigorous heat performance certification protocols. The issue is trust and confidence. Engineered wood products have been embraced by the building industry over the past several decades because they have been shown to outperform conventional lumber in a variety of ways including in strength, stability and ease-of-use. Maximum interchangeability with solid sawn lumber under high heat is essential to the value proposition of these products. HexiTherm Adhesives allow manufacturers, builders, fire pr
