Back in the 1970’s, when safety requirements for glazing were added to the building codes, most of the glass manufactured at the time was either impact-resistant or fire-resistant, but not both. In the decades since, the codes have changed and so have the available glazing options. This helps to ensure safety for building occupants while allowing much greater design flexibility.
But…are there disadvantages to fire-rated glass? You may have heard some of these myths:
Myth #1: Fire-rated glass does not have the color and transparency of typical float glass
Myth #2: Frames need to be bulky to support the added weight of fire-rated glass
Myth #3: Using fire-rated glass makes enhancing security more difficult
A recent article from David Vermeulen, North America Sales Director for Technical Glass Products (TGP) does some myth busting…check it out here!
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In Canada, you are no longer permitted to Use GPW Glass(Clear Glass with Wire in it).
We must use the New Fire Stop or other types of Fire Rated Glass for the doors to meet the Fire Rating of 45 Min, 90 MIn, and 3 Hour rating for the doors,
With the New Fire Rated Glass, it allows for a larger Door Lite in the 3 Hour doors and frames, as long as you do not use the Snap in Window Kits, if the kit is welded to the door, the door is reinforced where the cutout was done, you can now use up to Daylight Size of 6″ x 30″ Fire Rated Window in the 3 Hr Doors, where they used to be limited to a 9″ x 9″ Daylight Size for GPW Glass.