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TGP Educates Design Professionals with New AIA-registered Fire-rated Glass and Framing Course
TGP now offers an updated version of its popular AIA-registered fire-rated glass and framing course to help design professionals better understand the role of fire-rated glazing in modern building design.
New Fire-rated Glazing Projects Heat Up Photo Gallery
Looking for eye-catching fire-rated glass and framing images to fire your imagination? Check out recent additions to our photo gallery, including the Highmark Medical Pavilion, the Dally Tower at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital and Peninsula College’s Maier Hall.
A Manhattan Mansion gets Elegant Fire Protection
Featured as Wall Street Journal’s New York House of the Day, showcased on Homes of the Rich, and spotlighted on Curbed NY, Manhattan’s 170 East 80th Street townhouse is as luxurious as its eight-figure price tag. Three years ago, it was a different story for the Upper East Side home.
Read about how Kate Shin, president of Wemi:t LLC, and Toshiko Mori, of Toshiko Mori Architects, helped turn the townhouse from drab to fab with the help of stylish fire-rated protection.
Fire-rated Curtain Wall Provides Right Dose of Fire Protection and Daylight in Healthcare Facility
When Good Sam Design Collaborative, Clark/Kjos Architects and GBJ Architecture embarked on the design of the Dally Tower at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington, a point of emphasis was providing visitors with increased access to natural light. Read about how the building and design team used the Fireframes® Curtainwall Series from TGP to help maintain their design vision while providing fire protection.
Fire-rated Glazing is Afoot
Glass has been used as a flooring material since the late 19th century. Glass floor systems that function as a code-approved fire barrier between floors, however, are new by comparison. Continue reading to learn how design professionals can specify fire-rated glass in a range of horizontal applications.
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Doors and Hardware: Daylighting and fire-rated glass
According to the US Energy Information Administration, buildings consume 76 percent of power plant-generated electricity in the U.S.
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Best Supporting Role: Steel back mullions take glazed curtain walls to new heights
Featuring stunning expanses of glass, curtain walls are best known for their ability to bring the outside in, function as transparent walls or visually integrate two otherwise separate spaces.
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News Releases
TGP Educates Design Professionals with New AIA-registered Fire-rated Glass and Framing Course
TGP now offers an updated version of its popular AIA-registered fire-rated glass and framing course.
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TGP Launches new tgpamerica.com Website and DSLR Camera Sweepstakes
Technical Glass Products’ (TGP) redesigned tgpamerica.com website is ready for its close-up.
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Operation School Burning?
Like many fire and life safety studies, “Operation School Burning” was designed to investigate methods for providing a safer environment for occupants during a fire. Where it differs is that the fire tests were conducted in an actual school building.
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