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Innovation is a spearhead at Shell, and the energy multinational wanted to stimulate just that in a transparent and open building that unites all research facilities under one roof. Fire safety received special attention; more than nine thousand square metres of fire resistant glazing was incorporated in the building. The walls of the ‘chemical corridors’ are fire resistant on both sides and the fire resistant glazing in escape routes exceeds Building Decree level. On the northern banks of the IJ in Amsterdam, Shell put up a new building, the Shell Technology Centre, to replace an old complex with 29 different buildings. And it is not just Shell, which stepped up its investments in Research and Development markedly, that is benefiting f... More