What You Should Know About Fire-Resistant Glazing

Fire Rated Glass Testing for Windows, Doors, Walls and Floors

Deluge Sprinklers are NOT as Affordable as You Think

Fire Door Requirements and Sprinkler Exceptions

Hidden Risks and Costs of Using Sprinklers as an Alternate to 1-2 Hour Fire Resistive Glazing

Clear and Economical Fire Rated Glazing that Outperforms Wired Glass Now Available in Canada

The Critical Difference of Fire-Resistive Glass: What Every Building Code Professional Should Know About Limiting Radiant Heat Risk

Don’t Get Caught in the 60-minute Trap

Changes to Canadian Wired Glass Standards

Top Five Fire Rated Glass Code Mistakes

Fire Protective vs Fire Resistive Glazing

Fire Rated Glass Code FAQs

Limitations Matter When it Comes to Fire Rated Glazing

Fire Rated Doors: Standards, Testing and Glazing Requirements

Fire Rated Glass for 45 Minute Applications

FAQ Fire Rated Glass in 1 hour Exit Corridors

FAQ Fire Rated Glass in Stairwell Enclosures

FAQ Fire Rated Glass in Sidelites and Transoms

FAQ Fire Rated Framing Code Requirements

60 minute Fire Rated Glass Applications

Code Tips 60 minute Fire Rated Glass

The Truth About 60 minute Fire Rated Glass

A History of Codes on 60 minute fire rated glass

NYC Building Bulletin 2015-17 and Fire Rated Exterior Openings

2012 IBC Clarifies Fire-Rated Glass and Framing Applications

2012 IBC Updates Fire Rated Glass Tables

2012 IBC Changes Designed to Make Fire-Rated Glazing Specification Easier

New Marks for Fire Rated Glazing Assemblies

Fire Rated Code Update – 2012

Vision Panels and the Codes

Size Limits for Vision Panels

Specifying Fire Rated Glazing

Match Fire Rated Framing and Glass

NFPA 80 Considers Annex Note to Clear Up Framing Confusion

The IBC and Exterior Fire Rated Openings

Codes and Security Glazing

Codes for Hurricane Rated Glazing

Code Update: What Architects Need to Know About AC 385

Fire Safety Should Never Be Sacrificed

Glossary of Code Terms

NFPA 80 Code Changes Force Industry Response

5 Myths About Fire Rated and Protective Glass

ICC Proposed Marking Table 2009

Top Tips for Considering Fire Rated and Safety Glass

What Do Fire Resistance Ratings Really Mean?

Fire Rated Glass Embraces Low-Iron Glass Trend

Innovations in Fire Rated, Temperature Rise Glass Doors

Fire Rated Glass in Unique Applications

Achieving Truly Transparent Design with Fire Rated Butt-Glazed Walls

Why Fire Safety Shouldn’t be a Trade-off

Playing With Fire?

Fire Rated Glass in Exits

Fire Rated Glass Reaches New Heights

Fire Rated Glass on Building Exteriors

Fire Doors with Large Vision Panels

Large Vision Panels in 60, 90 min Doors

Designing with Fire Resistive Framing

Reinventing Stairways Using Fire Rated Glass

Fire Rated Glass for Exteriors

Designing Open and Secure Buildings

Beauty & Brawn, Decorative Glass Products

Performance Art at Aspen Art Museum

Fire Resistive Glass Adds Light and Health

Natural Daylighting Benefits Building Occupants

Historic Preservation with Fire Rated Glass

Fire Rated Glass: Exciting New Developments

What Makes Specialty Glazing Special?

New Forms & Functions of Fire Rated Glass

Invisible Wall: Fire Rated Glass

Fire Rated Glass Protects Students from the Inside and Out

Light and Learning

ABCs of School Fire Protection

Fire Rated Glazing in Schools FAQs

Safeguarding Schools from Radiant Heat

Fire Rated Glazing in School Settings

Showcase of Superlite II XL in School Settings

Trends in Higher Education Construction

School Renovation is Cost Effective

Remove Unsafe Wired Glass in Renovation

Schools Districts, Others Liable for Unsafe Wired Glass

Fire Rated Glass Blends Design and Safety

Use Fire Rated Glass for Vision, Light and Security

Fire Rated Glass in Healthcare Installations

Fire Rated Glazing in Healthcare Occupancies

Replace Wired Glass in Healthcare Facilities

Transparency in Science and Medical Labs

Transparent Lab Walls Enhance Collaboration, Sustainability, Safety

What Architects Can Learn From Firefighters About Radiant Heat

Radiant Heat Transmission is Deadly

Fire Resistive Glass Protects From Radiant Heat

Superlite I-XL Limits Temperature Rise

From Wired Glass to Clear Solutions

CBS VIDEO: Safety Glass is Anything But

Safe Solutions to Wired Glass

Wired Glass Still a Misunderstood Product

The Economics of Replacing Unsafe Wired Glass

Replace Unsafe Wired Glass and Reduce Liability

Making Unsafe Wired Glass Installations Safe

Shattering the Myth of Wired Glass

Q&A: Economics of Replacing Wired Glass

Architects Discuss Cost of Alternatives to Wired Glass

2003 Press Release – Oregon Bans Wired Glass

Bill O’Keeffe’s Passionate Quest to Rid the Country of Wired Glass

Letter to UL on Misuse of Wired Glass in Fire Doors

Oregon Forces Wired Glass to Comply with CPSC Standards

CPSC to Face Congressional Review for Hazards of Wired Glass

First Wired Glass Product Meets CPSC Safety Standard

Glass Takes the Stage in Energy Minded Project

Sustainability Through Fire Rated Glass

Using Fire Rated Glazing in Sustainable Design

LEED®, Sustainability and Fire Rated Glass

Retrofitting Schools is Greener and Cheaper

Hose Stream Test FAQ

Fact or Fiction – The Hose Stream Test

History of the Hose Stream Test

The Hose Stream Test… Safety Test or Sales Strategy?

Hose Stream or Smoke Screen?

Demand for Advanced, USA-made Fire Rated Glazing “RAISES THE ROOF”

Glass Quench and Strain Marks

Mitigating the Menace: Anisotropy Scanners Aid Fabricators to Improve Aesthetics

SuperClear 45-HS-LI Wins Glass Product of the Year in 2019 Glass Magazine Awards

Crystal Clear: SAFTI FIRST Has Morphed into a Powerhouse Due to Groundbreaking Innovations in Fire Rated Glazing and Framing Solutions in All Building Types

Glass Safety Advocate Shatters Status Quo

Innovators Celebrate 50+ Years in Glass

Architects’ Guide to Fire Rated Glass 2013

Architects’ Guide to Fire Rated Glass 2012

Fire Rated Forecast

SAFTI FIRST Launches mySAFTI App

One-on-One with Tim Nass

Suppliers Take a New Look at Retrofits

Industry Insiders Talk Glass

SAFTI FIRST New Hires – 2009

SAFTI Receives Honor

USGNN Announces Suppler Website Winners

Why Not One Standard, One Mark?

Fire Rated Glass and Safety in Canada

2003 IBC Sec 715 Opening Protectives

NFPA 80 1999 Standard – Fire Windows

1997 UBC Sec 713 Assemblies for Openings