Elevating Fire Protection: How Smoke Containment Curtains are Redefining Building Codes

Smoke containment curtains are revolutionizing building codes and regulations, particularly when it comes to elevator safety. As codes evolve to prioritize smoke containment in elevator shafts during a fire, manufacturers are racing to develop innovative curtain systems that meet and exceed these stricter requirements.

By creating barriers that block smoke and toxic fumes from spreading floor-to-floor via elevator openings, these curtains provide critical extra minutes for safe evacuation while preventing smoke inhalation injuries.

Consequently, elevator smoke curtains have become a key component of fire and life safety systems in new building designs. As codes continue to advance, a close collaboration between curtain makers, code consultants, and construction firms is allowing them to stay one step ahead – integrating the latest certified curtain systems into buildings from the ground up.

This shift is having a major impact on the construction industry, from design and planning to cost control, as smoke curtains become an essential requirement for code compliance and occupant safety in modern multi-story buildings.