Videos

The architects at Morris Adjmi wanted large, 11-ft. tall glass walls to highlight the breathtaking views for the reimagined Warehouse in New York City’s growing architectural wonderland of Chelsea. However, the building was on a lot line, mandating 2 hour fire walls. SAFTI FIRST® made this dream a reality by supplying the largest tested and listed 2 hour fire resistive glazing available today. The inclusion of low-iron glass in the fire-resistive glazing units ensured superior clarity and aesthetic continuity with the adjacent non-rated windows. The fire resistive units incorporated high performance glazing and were filled with argon for energy efficiency and occupant comfort.

The Kensington, a mixed-use residential building in Boston, faced a unique challenge challenge when its west-facing elevation required a 1-hour curtain wall due to property line constraints. To address this, SAFTI FIRST® provided a seamless fire rated solution using 1-hour fire resistive curtain walls along the lot lines. In addition, the fire rated curtain wall had to match the rest of the non-rated system, as well as pass rigorous dynamic testing. This included air infiltration, water resistance, structural performance, seismic movement, and thermal cycling, ensuring reliable performance under real-world conditions.

Located on the Hudson River, The Cortland is the newest 26-story residential tower that is inspired by West Chelsea’s historical architecture. See how SAFTI FIRST®’s fire rated glass and framing system blends seamlessly with the architects’ historic design.

San Francisco’s Union Square is known for the largest collection of department stores, upscale boutiques, hotels and fine dining. Adding to this famed hub is the Central Subway – Union Square Market Street Station featuring a 2-hour fire rated floor system by SAFTI FIRST®.

Stellar Views. Natural Light. Usable space. These are the mantras of those involved in real estate. In a city like New York, where the stakes are high and the restrictions are abundant, developers and their architects are always looking for new strategies to realize the maximum potential of their real estate developments. One way to achieve this is with a cantilevered design. See how SAFTI FIRST® contributed to the exterior walls and openings on all sides of the cantilevered portion of One Sullivan Place.

Introducing the new, patented SuperClear® 45-HS (hose stream) and SuperClear® 45-HS-LI (hose stream, low iron). This revolutionary, game-changing 45 minute fire protective glazing product is taking over the ceramic market! Meets all fire, hose stream and safety requirements without wires, tints, films or laminates. Watch this video to learn more!

San Francisco’s Union Square is known for the largest collection of department stores, upscale boutiques, hotels and fine dining. Adding to this famed hub is the Central Subway – Union Square Market Street Station featuring a 2-hour fire rated floor system by SAFTI FIRST®.

SAFTI FENCE by SAFTI FIRST® is the ideal clear solution for 1 hour fire rated fencing around homes or entire developments near wildland-urban areas and designated fire zones. Tested, certified and listed by UL and Intertek, this revolutionary product uses advanced fire rated glazing technology that reflects the heat back to the fire source – helping prevent the spread of fire.

SAFTI FIRST® is a Veteran-owned small business with over 40 years of experience in testing, manufacturing and providing advanced fire rated glass and framing systems used in doors, openings, storefronts, curtain walls and floors up to 2 hours.

Check out our collection of featured projects in New York. In partnership with The Metcalf Group.

In this short video, we show you our in-house door construction as well as instructions on how to install our GPX® Builders Series Doors on any job site with ease.

Are ceramics obsolete? With new, economical, clear alternatives that are proudly USA-made and available with a lifetime warranty, learn why SAFTI FIRST® considers expensive, brittle, and tinted ceramic glazing obsolete.

GPX® Builders Series Doors are the most flexible in the market! Learn more about the SAFTI FIRST® difference in this video.

See how filmed wire, filmed ceramic, laminated ceramic and SAFTI FIRST®’s SuperClear® 45-HS-LI performs in the same CPSC Cat. II 400 ft. lbs. impact test.

Largest tested and listed sizes. Highest visible light transmission. Vertically-integrated, single-source, USA-manufacturer. Product innovation leader. These are just some of the reasons why SAFTI FIRST® is the #1 USA-Made Fire Rated Glass, Framing, Door and Floor manufacturer and the preferred choice of architects, specifiers, contractors and building owners for over 40 years. Our products are listed and labeled by UL and Intertek and are available with fast lead times and competitive pricing.

SAFTI FIRST®’s VP of Sales Tim Nass shares the latest innovations in fire rated glazing product technology, and how these advancements have influenced the architectural and design community. He discusses the evolution of fire rated glazing and how the introduction of SuperClear® 45-HS-LI, the clearest, 45 minute fire rated glazing product that meets fire, safety, and hose stream requirements, will provide an affordable and superior solution to brittle, expensive ceramics.

SAFTI FIRST®’s new SuperClear® 45-HS and SuperClear® 45-HS-LI are approved for glazing in all 45 minute doors, sidelites, transoms and openings in large sizes. Meets strict fire, hose stream and safety requirements without wires, tints, films or laminates. Made in the USA for fast lead times—at costs significantly less than ceramics or safety wired—with better VLT, STC and OITC performance values. UL listed and labeled. Patented.

In this short, informative and entertaining talk, SAFTI FIRST®’s VP of Sales Tim Nass speaks about the emerging applications for fire rated glazing technology. He discusses how the impacts of these developments have opened new opportunities to bring transparency and light to any fire rated space, and pushed fire rated glazing system manufacturers to design products that appear and perform just like any other glazing system in the project.

SAFTI FIRST® introduces SuperLite® II-XLM, a fire resistive multilaminate glass product for 45-120 minute applications with hose stream. SuperLite® II-XLM is available in clear, butt-glazed wall assemblies up to 2 hours without vertical mullions or spaces for ultimate transparency.

SAFTI FIRST® supplied SuperLite® II-XL 120 in GPX® Architectural Series Framing for the segmented wall enclosing the elevator and the transparent walls separating the garage and living space in all the units in the Porsche Design Tower.

SAFTI FIRST® offers Clear Solutions® for every protective and resistive application. Our SuperLite® products by SAFTI FIRST® are made in the USA with fast lead times and competitive pricing. View our complete line of SuperLite® fire rated glass products in this short video.

The GPX® Framing System by SAFTI FIRST® is the 1st fire resistive framing system manufactured in the USA. It offers the same hard-edged sightlines of extruded aluminum provided by popular non-rated systems. The GPX® Framing System was designed to be an economical and flexible system that provides wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling transparency up to 2 hours.