20 Jul 2009

Fire Rated & Hurricane Impact Resistant Glass

 

CURRIES has developed another solution for openings to meet the strict Hurricane Codes. CURRIES is pleased to announce the addition of doors and frames with impact resistant glass that is also fire rated. This new opening provides end-users the flexibility to use glass in fire rated openings that will also comply with the requirements of impact resistance. The fire rated impact resistant glass is offered exclusively from ASSA ABLOY Door Group Brands. CURRIES will provide the glass with the doors and frames to help ensure that products provided to the project meet the code requirements. This “one stop shopping” saves time and hassles.

The ASSA ABLOY Door Group in cooperation with Vetrotech Saint-Gobain have developed a range of multi-laminated glass products in large sizes. This technology makes the CURRIES Fire Rated and Impact Resistant Doors and Frames with glazing possible. The CURRIES Fire Rated and Impact Resistant Doors and Frames offer fire rated and hurricane impact resistant glass products, which are to be used in the most extreme exterior locations. The design is intended to be used in doors, sidelites, and select fixed frame assemblies, as well as a hurricane impact layer suitable for exterior applications. The slim profile of Keralite FR-ULTRA IGU HI also meets the requirements for Temp Rise Fire Rated Doors up to 90 minutes. These specialty engineered glass products provide thermal heat barrier properties for maximum fire protection combined with the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) performance where mandated by the Florida Building Code (FBC).

When you factor in its approximate 83% visible light transmission, versatility (it can be produced with tinted and/or reflective glass), and excellent lead times, you’ll discover CURRIES new fire rated and impact resistant glass to be a truly innovative solution.