curtain wall for safety applications

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FOR SAFETY & SECURITY.  Curtain walls forster thermfix vario for fire, burglar and bullet protection. Corner designs tested in fire protection and bonded glass to panels up to a size of 1500 × 3000 mm create additional applications for all facades with high heat insulation and in line with safety requirements. The internal side profiles made from steel or stainless steel take the load bearing function. Thanks to excellent static properties, impressive field sizes are possible with very narrow profile face widths of only 45 mm.

Thermally insulated doors and windows from the systems forster unico and unico XS can be integrated into the facade. 


System variants:


curtain wall for safety applications

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Technical details
Material optionssteel, stainless steel 
Performance specifications*

fire resistance EI30-EI90, E30/EW30, E60/EW60, E90)

corner building in class EI30 and EI60

burglary resistance RC2-3

bullet resistance FB4 NS

Uf from 1.0 W/(m²⋅K)

resistance to wind load acc. to EN 12179: 3 kN, safety load 4.5 kN

rain impermeability according to EN 12155: RE1200

air permeability according to EN 12153: AE (>600)

sound insulation according to EN ISO 140-3: Rw up to 45 dB

impact resistance according to EN 14019: E5 / I5

System properties

extremely slender face with 45 mm

constructions over several storeys up to a height of 5000 mm

glass sheeting panels with a max. of 1500 × 3000 mm, can also be printed or enamelled

individual profile design ans surface treatment

trouble-free assembly using mechanical T-joints

Variants

for applications without safety applications: forster thermfix vario Hi

sloped glazings

*refer to country-specific approvalss 

details
curtain wall for safety applications in steel. Profile system: forster thermfix vario. The facade forster thermfix vario offers appications for fire protection, burglary-resistance and bullet proof.
curtain wall for safety applications in steel. Profile system: forster thermfix vario. The facade forster thermfix vario offers appications for fire protection, burglary-resistance and bullet proof.
thermal insulated sloped glazing in steel. Profile system: forster thermfix vario.
thermal insulated sloped glazing in steel. Profile system: forster thermfix vario.
references
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Indoor swimming pool Les Argoulets

Thermally insulated transom-mullion facade and fire-resistant doors and screens EI30.

Toulouse, Frankreich

forster fuego light (doors)

forster thermfix vario (screens, facades)

Fire-rated glazed doors and screens in steel. The used profile systems are forster fuego light for the doors and forster thermfix vario for the screens. Railway station Altona, Germany Fire-rated glazed doors and screens in steel. The used profile systems are forster fuego light for the doors and forster thermfix vario for the screens. Railway station Altona, Germany Fire-rated glazed doors and screens in steel. The used profile systems are forster fuego light for the doors and forster thermfix vario for the screens. Railway station Altona, Germany

Railway station Altona

Fire-resistant doors and screens EI30

Hamburg, Deutschland

forster fuego light (door)

forster thermfix vario (screen)

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Passage Hotel Hilton

Fire-resistant doors and screens EI30 and EI60

Vienna, Österreich

forster fuego light (doors)

forster thermfix vario (screens)

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