Introducing DSI-HS10B Hose Stream Fire Curtain

DSI-HS10B news

A UL 10B rated fire curtain with a 180-minute rating!

The DSI-HS10B Hose Stream Rated Smoke and Fire Curtain incorporates the cutting-edge technology of our UL 10D fabric curtains but with the advantage of being code-compliant in any firewall rated up to 3 hours.

Compliant with:
• UL 10B: With Hose Stream – 180 minutes
• UL 1784: Air leakage test of door assemblies
• UL 864: Control Units for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

DSI-HS10B Fire Curtain can be used in firewalls and fire barrier walls as a replacement solution to traditional Coiling Steel Fire doors. The DSI-HS10B Fire Curtain uses stainless-steel wire reinforced glass fabric with a specially formulated, fire-retardant coating on both sides. That achieves a high-temperature resistance of up to 2012 °F and maintains integrity thanks to its UL 10B label, with up to 180-minute rating that includes the Hose Stream Test.

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Door Systems @ HomeAid OC Food Drive

Door Systems staff @ HomeAid OC Food Drive

Door Systems, Inc. team members joined forces with HomeAid Orange County and sponsored this year’s food drive.

Thanks in partnership with other sponsors and the local community this year we helped collect over 11,000 pounds of food and assemble almost 500 meal boxes for families experiencing homelessness in Orange County.

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120′ Wide Overhead Coiling Fire Curtain
 at San Francisco Airport

120′ Wide Overhead Coiling Fire Curtain
 at San Francisco Airport

San Francisco International Airport is one of the busiest #Airports in California, second only to LAX. It’s no surprise the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area is home to the widest UL 10D Fire Protective Smoke Curtains in the golden state, measuring 120′ wide.

Gensler acted as the architect on record for the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Center Renovation in collaboration with Hamilton + Aitken Architects . AECOM represented #SFO and HENSEL PHELPS brilliantly brought the project to completion.

Door Systems, Inc. assisted in the design, procurement, and installation of the Overhead Coiling Fire/Smoke Curtains found in the T1 Connector and various elevator openings.

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Syntégra Doors at The Grand LA by Frank Gehry

Syntégra Doors at The Grand LA by Frank Gehry

Read on to experience how Gehry Partners, does hold open Fire Doors.

Syntégra doors have been used in some of the finest structures in the world and in many of the most diverse applications imaginable.

Door Systems is proud to be a partner with Syntégra – Integrated Doors by Design.

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Using Fire Rated Smoke Curtains for Elevator Door Smoke Containment

Using Fire Rated Smoke Curtains for Elevator Door Smoke Containment

AIA ONDEMAND COURSE # 95008

This AIA course will increase the knowledge of participants in the fact that Elevator Shafts, Elevator lobbies, are conduits for life threatening smoke migration in all types of buildings. Without utilizing “Elevator Door Smoke Containment Systems” at such openings, the spread of smoke and fire can compromise the Health, Safety and Welfare of the building occupants.

Fire rated UL 10D smoke curtains compartmentalize and retard the migration of smoke and fire thus increasing the life safety of the building occupants.

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The Smoke & Fire Containment People

The Smoke & Fire Containment People

Door Systems, Inc. is the leader in fire protective smoke curtains and integrated fire door technology. We provide innovative solutions to your existing building needs as well as assist in specifying and designing your future projects.

Whether you are an architect seeking consultation on a new construction project or a building owner/engineer looking to bring your existing building up to code while reducing maintenance cost, the Door Systems staff is here to assist you.

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Door Systems & HomeAid OC

Door Systems & HomeAid OC

Door Systems assisted with this year’s HomeAid Orange County Annual Thanksgiving Meal Drive, a community-based donation drive aimed at collecting non-perishable foods for our neighbors experiencing and/or at risk of homelessness so that they can have food on the table for Thanksgiving dinner.

DSI employees from various departments came together as a team to help organize hundreds of pounds of food to create meal boxes for families and individuals. Since its inception in 2019, these meal boxes have fed over six thousand people living in HomeAid-built housing projects. Each meal box contains enough food to feed up to 4 people.

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Using Integrated Fire Doors for Elevator Smoke Containment

Using Integrated Fire Doors for Elevator Smoke Containment

AIA OnDemand Course # 92870

This AIA course will increase the knowledge of building codes for Elevator Shafts and Elevator lobbies. Course attendees will learn about utilizing smoke and fire rated Integrated Doors at such openings and receive AIA credit in the Health, Safety and Welfare category.

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Smoke & Fire Containment Barriers

Smoke & Fire Containment Barriers

Perla High Rise Tower Case Study

“Perla Tower” AKA 400 S. Broadway @ Historical DTLA

A deep look at how Door Systems successfully brought this iconic project from design to grand opening.

SCG America is the first modern developer to break ground in the historical LA Broadway District with their new modern classic tower, Perla on Broadway. A perfect blend of new and old comes to life with the help of Architects Callison RTKL, interior design by (HBA) Hirsch Bedner Associates, and constructed by the OCLA Team @ Swinerton Builders.

Door Systems had the pleasure of joining the design team in the early stages of development. The goal was to ensure the art deco boutique luxury feel of the building was not disrupted by unpleasant Fire Doors and Smoke Containment Systems.

Door Systems Scope of Work:

 

The heart of the tower and considerably the most used common space at Perla Tower is the atrium that spans four stories. The challenge was to create an aesthetically pleasing solution using Smoke Curtains and Integrated Fire Doors. The UL rated oversize smoke curtains were essential to a smoke free environment, allowing the occupants to reach one of the three exit staircases available.

Two critical locations needed to provide a secondary form of egress for the amenity space it served. This was achieved by providing independently control smoke curtains to those respected locations without openings the rest of the smoke barriers.

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Smoke Curtains at Moxy Hotel San Diego

Smoke Curtains at Moxy Hotel San Diego

The Moxy is a 7-story, 126-room hotel located in the heart of downtown. A boutique-hotel for the budget-savvy traveler that’s fresh and innovative with a stylish design. This project was another great collaboration between Door Systems and Swinerton Builders.

DSI 600 Elevator Smoke Containment Systems® were the perfect fit for these corridors that suffered from limited head room clearance. With one of the smallest headbox dimensions in the fire-rated elevator smoke curtain industry, it allowed room for the other elements hidden in the ceiling.

Why elevator smoke curtains are the better choice

Elevator smoke curtains create a smoke barrier system for buildings that comply with smoke and fire codes. Installing an elevator smoke containment system for smoke and fire prevention can be done easily, eliminating the need for an enclosed elevator lobby. This design returns valuable space for the architect to work with and can be completely hidden.

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