How Smoke Curtains Protect People and Property In Emergency Situations
Elevator smoke curtains are crucial for keeping your building up to code and protecting the people who live and work inside it. Section 901 of the IBC lists the criteria for the design, installation, and operation of fire protection and life safety systems. Smoke curtains should be installed to ensure that your building meets all […]
Featured Project: Leawood Village Apartments – Leawood, KS
Project Overview Facility: Leawood Village Apartments Owner: Flint Development Location: Leawood, KS General Contractor: Crossland Construction Construction Manager: Ian Leftwich Architect: BRR Architecture, Inc. Services: Smoke Curtains Project Summary Nettles installed 18 elevator smoke curtains in Leawood Village Apartments, to contain smoke in the event of a fire and prevent it from spreading to other floors. The Problem […]
Smoke Curtains Buyer’s Guide
The safest and most effective way to protect people and infrastructure in the event of a fire is the use of fire curtains or elevator smoke curtains. These smoke containment systems enclose an elevator, escalator, atrium, or other part of a building to keep the smoke trapped in a specific area and prevent it from […]