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Glass façade coating system SunGuard Spandrel HT: • High opacity • Smooth, matte fi nish • Creates seamless façade look
SunGuard Spandrel HT for building façade spandrel applications is said to improve uniformity and appearance to spandrel glass with a higher opacity and less potential for streaking. The coating provides a smooth, matte finish and is available in white, warm gray, and black, and in two stock sheet sizes, 96 x 130 in. and 100 x 144 in. Applications include creating a seamless and aesthetically pleasing look to a façade and as a way to conceal interior views from the outside. The coating is permanently fused to the glass surface and has the characteristics of a ceramic frit. Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, MI Circle 78
Slim sightline curtain wall
The 1620/1620 SSG (structural silicone glazed) curtain-wall system has a 2-in. profile to provide a narrow sightline. The system is engineered with a thermal break and accommodates double-pane insulating glass. A fiberglass pressure-plate option provides additional thermal performance. Kawneer Co. Inc., Norcross, GA Circle 81
Wood door with inset hardware
True Wood door systems have inset fire-rated hardware. The doors have a conventional woodcore construction. Model D3976 Rite door has a fire-rated, concealed, vertical-rod exit device with a top-latching mechanism that interlocks the door to the frame. The doors are available in a wide variety of grain patterns and may contribute to LEED credits. Adams Rite, Phoenix Circle 79
Fire-rated glass ceramic
Keralite Select fire-resistant glass combines surface-polishing technology with advanced composition to create what is said to be the sharpest, most accurate color-viewing glass ceramic in its class. With a CRI of 97.1, the material has a low haze value at 0.5%. It is available in 3/16-in. and 5/16in. thicknesses in a range of fire ratings. Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, Auburn, WA Circle 80
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Locking pull system
A square locking pull system in the GeoMetek style is available for swinging or sliding glass doors. The system provides a clean look for glass, aluminum, hollow metal, or wood doors. The pull has multiple locking options at the floor, head, or both. Rockwood Mfg, an Assa Abloy company, New Haven, CT Circle 82
