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Why Are Smoke & Fire Curtains Important For Elevator Doors?

Why Are Smoke & Fire Curtains Important For Elevator Doors?

Elevator shafts are a permanent compartment breach with the potential to spread flames and smoke vertically through a building very rapidly. While most, if not all elevator doors provide a degree of fire integrity this is not the same for smoke…
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$1 Billion Mega-Project, New Renderings

$1 Billion Mega-Project, New Renderings

The $1-billion development will bring three new towers to the Los Angeles skyline, including a 677-foot hotel spire that will contain two separate pool decks, 184 hotel rooms, and some number of the total 504 condominiums to be located on…
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106 Downtown LA Projects in Development

106 Downtown LA Projects in Development

DTLA – Maybe it’s the turbo-charged national economy. Maybe it’s the Los Angeles housing shortage that has caused both rents and home sale prices to spike. Maybe it’s the pressure developers face of trying to launch a project before…
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Protected Means of Escape with a Fire & Smoke Curtains

Protected Means of Escape with a Fire & Smoke Curtains

When considering the placement and provision of a protected means of escape protection from fire and smoke are the paramount consideration. Traditionally a protected means of escape would be along a brick or concrete corridor. However, it may…
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LAX Approves $900M New Terminal

LAX Approves $900M New Terminal

Airport commissioners unanimously approved construction of the northern half of a midfield concourse west of the Tom Bradley International Terminal , which is undergoing its own expansion and renovation. 07/22/2014 Los Angeles Times…
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Fire & Smoke Rated Curtain System Applications

Fire & Smoke Rated Curtain System Applications

While we have discussed the benefits of fire and smoke curtains in the past when referring to fire and smoke protection options for atriums, it is important to note that fire and smoke curtains have a wide variety of other applications as…
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