Fire rated
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about fire rated
Product • By Pure Vista • POSIone
POSIone
POSIone has all the benefits of POSIglaze but can be installed and adjusted from one side. POSIone channel is ideal for domestic and light commercial installations. Garden patios, stair bannisters, balconies and windbreaks are just a few installation ideas.
POSIone is fixed through the base to a substrate and is compatible with a range of glass thicknesses. Designed to give you the greatest possible adjustment capabilities from one side. The innovative patented and market leading screw-clamp technology locks glass panels into position effortlessly.
The popular frameless glass windbreaks can be used in exposed locations on balconies and decking, where there is a view can be enjoyed. Privacy screening can also be added to a glass balu... More
Product • By Surfacing Solution • NobleWood
NobleWood
Handcrafted, responsibly sourced, teakwood panels with FSC and Fire Rated options - standard - and a significany portion of profits donated to noble causes.
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Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • Tough-Land Series
Tough-Land Series
Our 1/2”, 3/4” 1” & 1 3/8” Thick Tough-Land Series is designed to meet and exceed all of your project needs for use on athletic area, fitness facilities, recreational areas,weight rooms, clubs, military bases, gyms and more.
It is thefoundation for a smart, long-term investment in durability and beauty that will last for years to come. As the industry leader, the superior raw materials we provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process, gives you the strongest, highest quality, environmentally friendly 2x2 rubber tile system above all overs.
All of our products are independently laboratory tested with respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standards and guidelines to be installed over new and existing... More
Project • By Elkus Manfredi Architects • Universities
Boston University Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre
The story of Boston University’s recently completed Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and College of Fine Arts Production Center is threefold:
The new facilities enable BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre to become a more unified and comprehensive program, with state-of-the-art facilities as teaching tools for all aspects of theatre production and performance. It is the first time in decades that College of Fine Arts performance and production students have been housed in the same location.
The building is a tour de force of design, continuing to elevate Boston University’s presence on Commonwealth Avenue.
With a full season of productions, Booth Theatre will quickly take its place among the many dynamic performance venu... More
Product • By ECLISSE • ECLISSE Syntesis EI30
ECLISSE Syntesis EI30
ECLISSE Syntesis EI30 are fire-resistant flush-to-wall doors, available as swing door or sliding pocket door, which offer a certified* 30-minute resistance to flames and smoke while offering a clean and modern aesthetics.
These fireproof doors offer maximum freedom of stylistic interpretation with clean, crisp lines that allow for a perfectly flat wall, while meeting fire safety requirements.
The product includes specific door frame and panel and a set of accessories developed to ensure the mechanical seal of the door and insulation between the two adjoining rooms
The solution for fire-resistant flush sliding pocket doors includes
- a dedicated counterframe- a fire door panel- self-closing system and soft-closing damper, accesso... More
Project • By Haworth Tompkins • Theaters
Everyman Theatre
The Liverpool Everyman is a new theatre, won in open European competition, for an internationally regarded producing company. The scope of work includes a 400 seat adaptable auditorium, a smaller performance and development space, a large rehearsal room, public foyers, exhibition spaces, catering and bar facilities, along with supporting offices, workshops and ancillary spaces. The entire façade is a large, collaborative work of public art. The design combines thermally massive construction with a series of natural ventilation systems and low energy technical infrastructures to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating for this complex and densely inhabited urban building.
The Everyman holds an important place in Liverpool culture. The origina... More
Project • By Optima Products Ltd • Villages
Aberdeen Sports Village
OPTIMA PROVIDES QUALITY FINISH AT
£28M ABERDEEN SPORTS VILLAGE
For the state of the art £28 million Aberdeen Sports Village, architects required a solution that would provide sound proof divisions between the different sports facilities, whilst maintaining the bright, open aesthetic and providing suitable viewing areas. Optima, the UK’s market leader in the design, development and installation of glass partitioning, demonstrated that their systems would tick all of the boxes.
A training venue for London 2012 Olympic Games, Aberdeen Sports Village is the realisation of a vision first discussed in 2003 by funding partners the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and Sport Scotland. A major boost for sports and leisure in the r... More