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Fire Protection - Pilkington

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Fire Protection Glass We offer a wide range of fire-resistant glass options with varying levels of protection to suit your needs. Protection levels are measured in defined time periods (30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes) and in terms of either integrity and insulation or integrity only, as designated by the European Standards.

Pilkington Pyrostop®

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Provides passive protection for escape from buildings or firefighter access; Protects against the spread of fire and helps to limit fire damage; Opaque insulating interlayer blocks the view of the fire which minimises panic and acts as a guide for emergency services to indicate the presence of fire

Fire Safety - Pilkington

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Pilkington Fire Protection Glass Range: Pilkington Pyrostop™ A clear, laminated fully insulating fire and safety glass that offers the highest levels of fire protection (integrity and insulation), maximising the available levels of natural light and visibility.

Top tips for installing fire-resistant glass - Pilkington

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As well as sealing in flames and smoke for a range of times, dependent upon the system, fire-resistant glass also provides shielding against heat radiation, reducing the amount of heat energy that can pass through the glass – another key way fire spreads, aiding evacuation.

Safety Security - Pilkington

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Fire Protection Noise Control Safety/Security Self-Cleaning Decoration Glass Systems Health Applications Special Applications Botanical Applications Solar Energy Safety / Security Provides impact or impact and penetration resistance to protect people from accidental injury, deliberate attack and damage from criminal activity.

European/British Standards and Codes of Practice - Pilkington

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Fire Safety; Impact Safety; Security; Stairs Ramps and Barriers; Wales. Conservation of Fuel and Power. New Dwellings in Wales; Existing dwellings in Wales; Buildings other than dwellings; Overheating in New Dwellings in Wales; Fire Safety; Impact Safety; Security; Stairs Ramps and Barriers; Northern Ireland. Conservation of Fuel and Power. New ...

Specification Checklist - Pilkington

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2 Barriers 3 Explosions 4 Floors 5 Glass Fins 6 Overhead canopies 7 Partitions 8 Shelves 9 Wind and snow loads 10 Bullet Resistance 11 Security and anti-bandit glass 12 Noise control 13 Fire

A glass and glazing safety standard is changing, but what ... - Pilkington

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Pilkington Optilam™ is a laminated safety glass produced by combining two or more sheets of glass with one or more plastic interlayers. The most common of which is a polyvinylbutyral (PVB) interlayer which, in the event of a breakage holds the broken pieces together.

The fading issue: why sunlight exposure damages possessions and what ...

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1. Reduce the ambient temperature, as fading tends to occur more rapidly at higher temperatures – so solar control glass, which helps prevent heat gain in rooms, may help 2. Avoid local overheating from lamps 3. Use laminated glass, with as thick an interlayer as possible 4. Reduce exposure to UV light and the blue end of the visible spectrum 5.

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