Latest Articles in Commercial Glass

  • Laminated glass can minimize blast debris
    February 26, 2008
    “A blast pressure of more than 15 psi can rupture ear drums and collapse the lungs or crush the skull. The blast at the Oklahoma City federal building reached 4,000 psi,” Raj Goyal told the audience Feb. 18 during the second day of the Building Envelope Contractors Conference at the Rio All Suites Hotel ...

  • Threat of radiant heat should not be ignored
    Debate continues regarding use of hose stream test
    December 1, 2007
     According to a United States Fire Administration’s congressional report, the rate of fire related deaths per capita in the United States is two to three times that of several European nations and is at least 20 percent higher than most developed countries.  For a country that still has one of the worst fire safety records in the industrialized world, equating safety with a glazed...

  • Mass Amoring of America
    Buildings today need to be attack-proof but not look like bunkers
    October 1, 2007
    When Ken Hays, former executive vice president of MasonryArts in Bessemer, Ala., switched on the news the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, he was faced with two pieces of information that would’ve been hard enough to process individually. The United States had been the victim of a terrorist attack, and one of those attacks had zeroed-in on his company’s highest profile site: the Pentagon....

  • Surviving the storm in style
    Faour Glass Technologies introduces impact-resistant butt glazing for hurricane zones
    October 1, 2007
     In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew wrought devastation throughout far southern Florida, causing 65 deaths and $26.5 billion of damage. Andrew was the most-destructive U.S. hurricane on record until Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. The deadly storm prompted legislators and building officials to toughen hurricane building codes, starting in Miami-Dade County and spreading through the rest...

  • Glazing innovations mitigate hurricane damage
    Architectural use of glass can be like creating sculpture
    October 1, 2007
    Current glazing practices for large missile impact mitigation for hurricane resistance are based on glass interlayer materials originally developed in the late 1930s. Despite numerous advances in material science, system design and architecture, as well as more stringent building codes and other requirements for hurricane protection introduced over the past 10 years, laminated glass bonded with...

  • A real blast
    Hose stream test critical for fire-rated glazing
    July 1, 2007
     The options in fire-rated glass have expanded greatly in recent years. Architects and designers were once limited to traditional wired glass in relatively small sizes; today they can choose from a range of glazing that offers superior fire protection and the chance to incorporate entire walls of glass without compromising safety. This is no small feat. To achieve a fire rating of more than...

  • Replacing wired glass
    Glass ceramics, future of fire-protection rated glass
    February 1, 2007
    Improvements during the past few years in glass-ceramic technology mean that architects and glaziers have an alternative to wired glass as a glazing material for fire-rated doors and windows. Glass-ceramic products enable architects and glaziers to design and build fire doors and windows that are clearer, more aesthetically pleasing and safer.Fire-rated door and window assemblies are essential to...

  • Fire-rated window assemblies
    How to decipher IBC requirements
    February 1, 2007
     One of the most challenging chapters to comprehend in the International Building Code is Chapter 7 addressing fire-rated construction and protection of openings. For those in the glazing industry, it can be particularly difficult because it is no longer a simple task to determine when windows must be fire-rated. Before the IBC, two-thirds of the country used the Uniform Building Code and...

  • Battling explosives: Department of Defense criteria for blast-resistant glazing
    December 1, 2006
    Glass hazards often represent a significant component of the risk to personnel during a terrorist explosives attack. Whether from a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device or hand-placed explosive charges, blast pressures can overwhelm conventional glazing and result in hazardous glass fragments in occupied areas. Injuries from glass include lacerations and serious injuries from less obvious...

  • Replacement and litigation costs make wired-glass alternatives worth the price
    October 3, 2006
    Side by side, the price of fire- and impact-resistant products can’t hold up to the low cost of traditional wired glass products, causing many school officials and architects to dismiss alternative products...
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