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Fire-Rated Glazing Shapes Safer, Daylit School Design

Eric Hamber Secondary School sets a benchmark for modern, safety-driven educational design in Vancouver, BC. Replacing a 1960s facility, the building integrates advanced fire- and life-safety strategies with open, student-centered spaces. Central to this vision are fire-rated glazing systems from Technical Glass Products, including the Fireframes SG Curtainwall® Series with Pilkington Pyrostop® transparent wall panels and Fireframes® Designer Series Doors paired with Fireframes Aluminum Series sidelites and transoms.  These systems enable expansive glazed openings that support compartmentation and safe egress while preserving daylight and visibility. The result is a resilient, code-compliant school that demonstrates how fire-rated glazing can seamlessly unite safety, performance, and contemporary design.

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Fire-Rated Glazing Shapes Safer, Daylit School Design

Eric Hamber Secondary School sets a benchmark for modern, safety-driven educational design in Vancouver, BC. Replacing a 1960s facility, the building integrates advanced fire- and life-safety strategies with open, student-centered spaces. Central to this vision are fire-rated glazing systems from Technical Glass Products, including the Fireframes SG Curtainwall® Series with Pilkington Pyrostop® transparent wall panels and Fireframes® Designer Series Doors paired with Fireframes Aluminum Series sidelites and transoms.  These systems enable expansive glazed openings that support compartmentation and safe egress while preserving daylight and visibility. The result is a resilient, code-compliant school that demonstrates how fire-rated glazing can seamlessly unite safety, performance, and contemporary design.

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Fire-Rated Glazing Shapes Safer, Daylit School Design

Eric Hamber Secondary School sets a benchmark for modern, safety-driven educational design in Vancouver, BC. Replacing a 1960s facility, the building integrates advanced fire- and life-safety strategies with open, student-centered spaces. Central to this vision are fire-rated glazing systems from Technical Glass Products, including the Fireframes SG Curtainwall® Series with Pilkington Pyrostop® transparent wall panels and Fireframes® Designer Series Doors paired with Fireframes Aluminum Series sidelites and transoms.  These systems enable expansive glazed openings that support compartmentation and safe egress while preserving daylight and visibility. The result is a resilient, code-compliant school that demonstrates how fire-rated glazing can seamlessly unite safety, performance, and contemporary design.

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Take on the Toughest Commercial Glazing Demands with Super Spacer® TriSeal™

For IG fabricators who can’t afford compromise, Super Spacer® TriSeal™ delivers consistent efficiency and durability. Its flexible, pre‑desiccated design pairs well on today’s high‑speed automated lines, creating less human touchpoints and seamless aesthetic appeal.

Super Spacer TriSeal’s robust 3-seal design provides the proven performance of traditional dual seal systems plus the advantage of a pressure sensitive adhesive for immediate unit handling, ensures every unit you produce stands up to the demands of modern commercial glazing.

Consistent. Clean. Reliable. Super Spacer TriSeal.

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Take on the Toughest Commercial Glazing Demands with Super Spacer® TriSeal™

For IG fabricators who can’t afford compromise, Super Spacer® TriSeal™ delivers consistent efficiency and durability. Its flexible, pre‑desiccated design pairs well on today’s high‑speed automated lines, creating less human touchpoints and seamless aesthetic appeal.

Super Spacer TriSeal’s robust 3-seal design provides the proven performance of traditional dual seal systems plus the advantage of a pressure sensitive adhesive for immediate unit handling, ensures every unit you produce stands up to the demands of modern commercial glazing.

Consistent. Clean. Reliable. Super Spacer TriSeal.

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Take on the Toughest Commercial Glazing Demands with Super Spacer® TriSeal™

For IG fabricators who can’t afford compromise, Super Spacer® TriSeal™ delivers consistent efficiency and durability. Its flexible, pre‑desiccated design pairs well on today’s high‑speed automated lines, creating less human touchpoints and seamless aesthetic appeal.

Super Spacer TriSeal’s robust 3-seal design provides the proven performance of traditional dual seal systems plus the advantage of a pressure sensitive adhesive for immediate unit handling, ensures every unit you produce stands up to the demands of modern commercial glazing.

Consistent. Clean. Reliable. Super Spacer TriSeal.

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TREND ALERT: The Most Advanced Shower Hinge on the Market

Tested to Over 1 Million Cycles, FHC has introduced the latest evolution in frameless shower doors, the NEXT-GEN Frameless Shower Hinge. The patent-pending design features an integrated, factory-bonded gasket made of a specially formulated glass grip material, embedded in a recessed body. This design not only eliminates slippage, a common issue in conventional hardware, but also dramatically simplifies installation and eliminates gasket misalignment, saving valuable time for glaziers and installers. To put it into perspective: if you opened your shower door 20 times a day, every day, this hinge would last over 130 years. A welcome addition to glaziers and owners alike, the FHC NEXT-GEN Hinge delivers peace of mind with an industry-leading 15-year warranty.  

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TREND ALERT: The Most Advanced Shower Hinge on the Market

Tested to Over 1 Million Cycles, FHC has introduced the latest evolution in frameless shower doors, the NEXT-GEN Frameless Shower Hinge. The patent-pending design features an integrated, factory-bonded gasket made of a specially formulated glass grip material, embedded in a recessed body. This design not only eliminates slippage, a common issue in conventional hardware, but also dramatically simplifies installation and eliminates gasket misalignment, saving valuable time for glaziers and installers. To put it into perspective: if you opened your shower door 20 times a day, every day, this hinge would last over 130 years. A welcome addition to glaziers and owners alike, the FHC NEXT-GEN Hinge delivers peace of mind with an industry-leading 15-year warranty.  

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TREND ALERT: The Most Advanced Shower Hinge on the Market

Tested to Over 1 Million Cycles, FHC has introduced the latest evolution in frameless shower doors, the NEXT-GEN Frameless Shower Hinge. The patent-pending design features an integrated, factory-bonded gasket made of a specially formulated glass grip material, embedded in a recessed body. This design not only eliminates slippage, a common issue in conventional hardware, but also dramatically simplifies installation and eliminates gasket misalignment, saving valuable time for glaziers and installers. To put it into perspective: if you opened your shower door 20 times a day, every day, this hinge would last over 130 years. A welcome addition to glaziers and owners alike, the FHC NEXT-GEN Hinge delivers peace of mind with an industry-leading 15-year warranty.  

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The internationally operating refractory manufacturer RATH has steadily expanded its portfolio of future-proof refractory solutions for the global glass industry and is now a full-range supplier of bonded materials in this sector. Most recently, as part of the R² technology alliance with the renowned partner Refratechnik, RATH added high-quality checker bricks to its portfolio. Manufactured in Europe (Germany) from high-purity raw materials using state-of-the-art technology, these provide a genuine European alternative for the international glass market.

The new high-quality magnesite and zircon-magnesite checker bricks deliver superior chemical resistance, high durability and corrosion resistance, combined with exceptional stability and maximum efficiency through optimized design and uniform gas and airflow. They are also designed for simple and quick installation and maintenance.

RATH now offers a complete refractory concept for regenerators, alongside its comprehensive range of solutions for melting tanks, distributors, forehearths, feeder wear parts and hot gas ceramic filters.

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