{"id":23314,"date":"2022-11-03T01:35:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safti.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=23314"},"modified":"2023-07-16T23:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:51:37","slug":"fire-rated-switchable-glass-provides-privacy-and-fire-protection-at-the-university-of-chicago-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/safti.com\/case-studies\/fire-rated-switchable-glass-provides-privacy-and-fire-protection-at-the-university-of-chicago-medical-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Rated Switchable Glass Provides Privacy and Fire Protection at the University of Chicago Medical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Fire Rated Switchable Glass Provides Privacy and Fire Protection Case Study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-2-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new 10-story \u201cCenter for Care and Discovery\u201d building in the University of Chicago Medical Center\u2019s campus is dubbed as the \u201chospital of the future\u201d for its high-tech design and groundbreaking scientific work. At 1.2 million square feet, it is one of the largest buildings at the campus and has already transformed the skyline of Chicago\u2019s south side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Albert Kahn Associates designed the new inpatient spaces on the 3rd and 4th (medical\/surgical) floors which included: single-occupancy patient rooms, intensive care and observation beds, nurse\u2019s stations, visitor and family waiting areas and general support spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of these rooms required a nurse\u2019s station situated outside of the room to monitor patients during their recover from surgery. There are times when privacy is required or desired as well, so the architects specified SwitchLite Privacy Glass for these rooms. In the past, curtains or external window blinds would have been used, but were not chosen because they were determined to be more maintenance prone and tend to accumulate and trap dust and other allergens. Glass with integrated blinds are also available, but the architects wanted the ease of control and the high-tech look of electronic privacy glass that goes from completely clear to complete privacy at a flick of a switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the patient rooms in the medical\/surgical floor required the windows to have a 45-minute fire protective rating. The University of Chicago Hospital Group reached out to Bill Zientarski of Hi-Performance Glazing Solutions and <strong>SAFTI <\/strong><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae\u2019s architectural representative in Illinois for a solution that combined vision, privacy and fire protection in one glazed unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep a uniform look between the fire rated and non-fire rated units, <strong>SAFTI <\/strong><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae&nbsp;combined the SwitchLite Privacy Glass with the SuperLite II-XL 45 product, which is a clear, fire protective glazing product that reduces sound, stops smoke\/flames, limits dangerous radiant heat, meets hose stream and is CPSC Cat. II impact safety rated. <strong>SAFTI <\/strong><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae&nbsp;sent a sample of the SuperLite II-XL 45 with SwitchLite Privacy Glass to the architects and they found it to be just what they were looking for and it satisfied all code requirements. The fire rated electronic privacy glass units were manufactured in <strong>SAFTI <\/strong><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae<em>\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;facility in Merced, California and delivered to Glass Solutions Inc., who installed the units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/UCMC-Med-Surg-Case-Study-1-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While filmed wired glass, filmed ceramics or laminated ceramics could be used in this 45 minute application, only SuperLite II-XL 45 can deliver the optical clarity they requested \u2013 wired glass has embedded wires and ceramic glass (even the premium, polished versions) have an amber tint. In addition, SuperLite II-XL 45 provides sound and radiant heat protection that neither wire nor ceramics provided. Since SuperLite II-XL 45 uses tempered glass, it is not as prone to breakage and replacement, which would be costly. For side-by-side comparisons of 45-minute fire protective products available today,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/safti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/45-Minute-Fire-Protective-Glass-Products-Comparison_New.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SAFTI <\/strong><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em>\u00ae&nbsp;was proud to offer a solution that met the fire rated code requirements and the functional vision and privacy components of the application with sound attenuation. Using switchable glass instead of curtains or integrated blinds for privacy while coupling that with clear vision complemented the architect\u2019s high-tech design for this new and unique hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new 10-story \u201cCenter for Care and Discovery\u201d building in the University of Chicago Medical Center\u2019s campus is dubbed as the \u201chospital of the future\u201d for its high-tech design and groundbreaking scientific work. 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