Eco Building Products, Inc. announced that the company’s new Eco FRC™ formulation applied to OSB (oriented strand board) passed full scale extended ASTM E2768 testing at QAI Laboratories in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. ASTM E2768 test regimens include the stringent design criteria necessary to provide structural fire ratings. Eco FRC Sheathing will have higher design values than FRTW plywood. Because structural design values for Eco’s FRC sheathing are not reduced by the fire-retardant treatment, the panel carries load/span and shear design values equivalent to an untreated wood structural panel in the same panel thickness category. Further it will be much lighter and substantially easier to use than competitive alternatives available September 14, 2016, whether a panel or I-joist product.