Building Protection Education Resources
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Whether you are an architect, engineer, contractor, or installer, we want you to have resources at your fingertips to learn about the science and technology behind specified construction. Therefore, we have three different ways for you to access 3M customer education content so you can fit into your busy schedule. Topics are typically relevant to air barrier, fire protection, and VentureClad™ and Venture Tape™.
2. Live in-person Presentations - Contact Your Local Sale Rep or email 3MBuildingProtection@mmm.com
Find a Safety or Industrial Sales Rep
For current 3M accounts use the 3M sales rep locator to search by zip code to locate your safety or industrial sales rep.3. Attend a Live Webinar
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Fire Protection Products for Fire Rated ConstructionAIA 1LU
August 26, 2026, 3:00pm-4:15pm ET
This course provides an overview of the principles of passive fire protection, reviews testing requirements for through penetrations, construction joints, rated duct enclosures, and emergency circuitry protection, as well as explores how to identify listed systems for your construction projects.
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Air Barrier Systems – Understanding Their Importance and the TechnologiesAIA 1LU
September 2, 2026, 12:00pm-1:15pm ET
This course will provide an overview of air barrier construction in commercial buildings and offer insights into the benefits of air barriers. Design considerations will be presented both around specification and installation. The importance of substrate preparation is shown in order to achieve desired air barrier performance. Different materials and application methods are covered, including benefits and considerations. Application errors are shown for field verification and correction before building completion. Finally, test methods to verify air barrier performance are shown. Typical warrantees are described to ensure air barrier effectiveness.
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Building Protection for Chemical ManufacturingSeptember 2, 2026, 3:00pm-4:15pm ET
This course provides architects with an overview of industrial pipe, and duct jacketing systems and fire protection solutions used across demanding industrial environments such as food processing, oil and gas, chemical processing, power generation, and general manufacturing. The session explains how jacketing systems help protect insulated piping and ductwork from moisture intrusion, weather exposure, washdown conditions, mechanical damage, and other factors that can reduce insulation performance and service life.
The second potion of this course examines how fire protection solutions contribute to maintaining compartmentation, enhancing life safety, protecting electrical raceway continuity, while safeguarding critical building and process infrastructure with tested systems.
