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The specialists for fire-resistant glass, Polflam, have pulled out all the stops to make their latest product, Polflam Gaia, as environmentally friendly as possible. Find out here how they were able to reduce the carbon footprint of their glass.
Pyroguard, part of the Technical Fire Safety Group (TFSG), has appointed Mathieu Joli as its new Managing Director. He will be tasked with leading an ambitious new programme of investment and expansion. Here are the details:
Pyroguard's fire-resistant glass was recently specified for the Boijmans Van Beuningen depot in the Netherlands, the world's first publicly accessible art storage facility. The depot is an 40m high egg-shaped building with a surface covered in reflective mirrors.
The new Amsterdam Courtroom consists of an open, relatively freely accessible outer shell. The inner shell of the courthouse is secured in many places by fire protection and security glass from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain.
The HiLo structure on the roof of the NEST building at ETH Zurich in Dübendorf shows how to get by with very few building materials: the lightweight construction impresses with its innovative design and self-learning building technology. Precisely manufactured fire protection glass provides the necessary safety.
In the event of a fire in a house, standard insulating glass breaks relatively quickly and there is a risk of the flames spreading to adjacent parts of the building or other storeys. This can be prevented with the fire protection insulating glass "Pyrobel 16 IGU" from AGC Glass Europe, which is certified for a period of 60 minutes. Here are the details.
As far back as 2019, Lamilux developed a glass roof that could withstand fire and heat for up to 30 minutes. Now the new version lasts twice as long.
Insulating glass is useful in a variety of applications. Which is the best type of IG unit comes down to what function the window or facade it is used in is intended to achieve. The following is a rundown of the major types:
AGC Glass Europe now offers a 10-year warranty on its Pyrobel and Pyrobelite fire resistant glass. Find out here which glass products are included.
