Fire-resistant Curtains the Safe and Versatile Solution Proposed by KADRA at the Latest Specialized Events of 2021
The year 2021 was marked by many events that raised serious issues regarding fire protection in hospitals, production units, and even residential buildings. Numerous design and construction deficiencies, the use of inappropriate materials, lack of evacuation routes and smoke extraction systems, overloaded electrical installations, these were just a few of the problems that sometimes led to real tragedies.
In this context, the most informed specialists in the field, gathered in professional associations, launched a series of public debates on the subject of fire protection and the standards that buildings must adhere to, regardless of their purpose, to ensure the safety of the people inside them in any situation.
On December 7th, The Order of Architects of Romania organized The Fire Safety Conference, an online transdisciplinary conference dedicated to architects, focusing on fire safety and protection.
The conference is part of the EDU.OAR project, an educational platform dedicated to architects, and was organized with specialists in the field: architects, engineers, project inspectors, suppliers, aiming to approach the subject holistically, for a varied and helpful perspective for OAR members.
Among the 12 guests was our colleague, Decebal Scraba, Product Manager FSV in the KADRA team, who presented an extremely interesting and current topic: Fire-resistant curtains, the quasi-invisible protection in case of fire.
Fire-resistant curtains are the modern alternative to conventional passive fire protection systems, such as fire-resistant doors (hinged, sliding, or guillotine type) and fixed fire-resistant windows. Self-supporting fire-resistant curtain systems allow optimal protection of large passage openings without requiring special reinforcement. Additionally, due to the reduced size of the component elements (rolling system, side guides), fire-resistant curtain systems can be invisibly integrated into architectural elements from the building design phase and thus can be optically integrated into the overall concept.
The topic generated debates and was received with interest by architects, who are always looking for the right solution that does not affect a building’s design, as well as by specialists in fire protection regulations.
The same topic, this time focused on adapting the solution for facades, was also discussed at the FIRE PROTECTION OF FACADES conference, organized on December 14th at JW Marriott Grand Hotel, as part of the SHARE Bucharest 2021 International Architecture and Engineering Forum. The event aimed to present case studies specific to Romania, where designers detailed the technical solutions adopted and the challenges encountered, from the design phases to obtaining the fire safety authorization.
Once again, the fire-resistant curtains proposed by KADRA were brought to the forefront as a versatile and safe solution.
With the help of smoke protection curtains, smoke compartments can be formed and divided, so that in case of fire, smoke dispersion is controlled. It is also possible to channel the smoke generated during the fire for natural or mechanical extraction from the building. Smoke curtains compliant with the European standard EN 12101-1 can be used both in public areas, where aesthetics are important, and in storage spaces or industrial areas.
Fire-resistant curtains mean, in short:
- certified protection
- reduced size
- possibility of quasi-invisible integration
- flexibility in solutions
- adaptability, connectivity, retrofitting.
The high-quality solutions offered by the traditional suppliers we work with, the know-how of KADRA specialists who are capable of customizing a solution and subsequently implementing it thoroughly for long-term safe use, lead us to recommend fire-resistant curtains as a perfect solution for modern and safe buildings.
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