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Chinatown Mega-Project Being Considered

Chinatown Mega-Project Being Considered

Downtown-based Evoq Properties, best known for owning Alameda Square, is eyeing a mega-project in Chinatown. The developer has proposed two options for three parcels adjacent to the Chinatown Gold Line stop, according to documents filed…
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Two Seven-Story Apartment Towers Planned Near Herald Examiner Building

Two Seven-Story Apartment Towers Planned Near Herald Examiner Building

South Park stands as Downtown’s hottest neighborhood for new residential projects, and the trend continues with plans for two apartment complexes from developer Forest City. The intersection of Eleventh and Hill streets would see the construction…
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Why Do Elevators Need Smoke Protection?

Why Do Elevators Need Smoke Protection?

In this day and age, many buildings are equipped with elevators in order to make the navigation of various floors more simple. Hospitals, apartment buildings, office buildings, hotels and various other types of buildings have elevators that…
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Smoke Channeling With Fire & Smoke Curtains

Smoke Channeling With Fire & Smoke Curtains

It is often desirable to direct smoke into certain zones for extraction. This is formed using small, rapid drop and often zone controlled banks of curtains. The major requirement for this type of curtain is fast deployment, minimum deflection…
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Smoke Channeling With Fire & Smoke Curtains

How Smoke & Fire Curtains Can Help Contain Fires

Forming fire compartments requires a curtain to have good levels of Integrity- the I Classification – and low levels of Irradiance of Heat- the W Classification. Curtains installed to form a compartment must be able to provide a physical barrier…
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Smoke Channeling With Fire & Smoke Curtains

Smoke & Fire Curtains Provide Great Levels of Smoke Containment

Smoke compartments are formed to prevent smoke spreading throughout a building. They must be impermeable to smoke leakage within set criteria, but also offer a level of resistance to heat. In particular protection must be provided to the rapid…
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