SAFTI FIRST®’s fire-rated glass transformed NYU’s underground levels into secure, light-filled spaces. By providing 1 and ...

But when it comes to school design, these considerations often ... large lites of glass within narrow-profile frames. Meeting fire-resistive code requirements, such systems make it possible ...

The school has had a shelter-in-place plan for ... But students who sheltered in fire-resistant structures were unharmed. Cost alone is one likely hurdle. The nonprofit Insurance Institute for ...

Home hardening means using fire-resistant building materials and landscaping to protect buildings from heat, flames and a blast of embers during a firestorm. Here’s a brief overview of what that ...

For many people, however, it is an approach that has largely been out of reach given the high costs associated with renovation and use of fire-resistant materials. Under a relatively new state ...