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New Wired Glass Offers Fire Protection and Impact Safety | Hot Topic Reader's Poll | New Video Provides Fire-Rated Glazing Clarity | Photography Request | fireglass.com gets a New Shine for 2005 | See Us at Glass Expo West 05'
New Wired Glass Offers Fire Protection
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For decades, traditional wired glass has been a standard choice for fire-rated openings in schools and commercial facilities. Although a strong performer in fire situations, traditional wired glass does not resist impact well. When broken, the wires in the glass form snags that have resulted in a significant number of injuries. Because of mounting concern over such injuries, the International Code Council (ICC) recently changed the International Building Code (IBC), requiring all glass in "hazardous" locations (such as doors and sidelites) to satisfy Consumer Product Safety Commission impact safety requirements. That change means traditional wired glass will no longer be an acceptable option in schools, athletic facilities, daycare centers, or other settings where it would be exposed to frequent human contact. |
Pilkington Pyroshield™ Plus - a new breed of wired glass that offers impact safety in addition to fire protection.
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Photography Request
If you have a recent project that incorporated our products (such as Pilkington Pyrostop™, Fireframes® or the FireLite® family of products), we want to see it. Simply email snapshots and a brief description to photos@fireglass.com. Your work could be featured in a national case study.
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Hot Topic Reader's Poll...
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Do you plan on attending the AIA 2005 National Convention and Design Expo in Las Vegas this May? |
New Video Provides Fire-Rated Glazing Clarity
This educational program includes:
- Product comparisons
- Industry innovations
- Code change overviews
- Discussion of glass and sprinklers
- Fire-rated framing options
Ask for your free copy today!
fireglass.com Gets A New Shine for 2005
Visitors to www.fireglass.com have undoubtedly noticed a change. The new website features expanded content, new functionality and a fresh new design. Complete product features, testing information, CSI-format specifications, CAD drawing and warranty details are all available on the site. Additional features include industry links, related articles and photo galleries. What's more, our popular SpeciFIRE is available online. Just answer the quick questions on the SpeciFIRE, and product recommendations to help you narrow down choices are immediately displayed, based on your criteria. The site offers easy access to request more information such as product literature, a hand-held SpeciFIRE, our new informational video, or a local educational talk about fire codes, fire-glazing and framing products and applications. Quote requests are only a click away, and we offer rapid response quoting for all of our products. Our goal is for the fireglass.com site to be the most comprehensive source of information on fire-rated glass and framing on the Internet. Let us know how we're doing!
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