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performance path

A rule that accepts a tested assembly, such as an ASTM E2886 listed vent, instead of a named mesh size.

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Related

• prescriptive path
• test method
• listed
• Mesh versus listed vents

Where this term is used

11 guides use this term.

• Dryer vents versus mesh
• Dual-pane versus tempered windows
• Ember versus flame versus radiant heat
• Gutters and debris as an ember bed
• Ignition-resistant versus noncombustible
• Mesh versus listed vents
• OSFM listing is usually voluntary
• Safer from Wildfires is not Oregon law

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