NEW AMSTERDAM COURTHOUSE
Introduction:
The Amsterdam Courthouse, with fifty separate courtrooms and over a thousand personnel, including two hundred judges, is by far the biggest of the eleven courts in the Netherlands. Glass is employed extensively in the superstructure as fire-resistant and high-security glazing.
Problems:
The customer picked Vetrotech as his preferred partner to assist him realize his project and meet certain needs.
Agentor collaborated closely with Vetrotech Saint-Gobain to create solutions that fulfill all of the safety and fire-resistant standards.
We erected many superstructures for fire-resistant and high-security glass.
Solutions:
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain Benelux conducted project-based development tests to establish a distinct feature in the new courthouse with its unique combination of fire-resistant and high-security glass. Fire-resistant glass CONTRAFLAM and CONTRAFLAM LITE (EW30, EW60, EI30, and EI 60) were used in various designs, totaling about 400 m². Additionally, VETROGARD BULLET RC2 and RC3 spanning approximately 90 m² were installed.
Benefits:
This project's glass is specifically designed to be fire-resistant and secure.
Different combinations of fire protection and assault resistance solutions are available, as well as penetration resistance, sound insulation, and bullet-resistant glass.
All of our glass solutions were evaluated by a recognized authority or validated by a fire test.
We care about building better.
Contraflam Lite
Contraflam Lite is a single-chamber, fire-resistant glass with an intumescent interlayer. In the case of a fire, it provides partial heat insulation and a high-performance decrease in radiant heat transfer. Contraflam Lite is suitable for establishing safer separation distances from flammable items and reducing the negative impacts of radiant heat on evacuating occupants.
Contraflam
Contraflam is a single or multi-chamber fire-resistant glass composed of tempered safety glass that has been entirely sealed against moisture. The chambers contain an ecologically benign, transparent, and UV-stable alkaline silicate-based chemical combination that reacts in the case of a fire. This intumescent interlayer swells to form an opaque foam, offering EI heat insulation and reducing panic by obscuring the vision of afflicted regions.
Vetrogard Bullet
Vetrogard Bullet is a laminated bulletproof glass solution. Such glass products are made up of a multi-layer lamination of different interlayer films and glass panes, depending on the resistance class. These layers are laminated under high pressure and heat to guarantee they bind when struck by a bullet. The non-splintering alternative reduces the chance of injury to those on the safe side of the glass under assault. Make use of our extensive design and security options, including colors, printing, alarms, fire resistance, and many more.