High-security façade glazing & glass curtain walls
Introduction
Glazed façades connect building occupants with the outside environment and provide access to natural daylight, thus enhancing their comfort. This versatile solution also offers architects greater freedom and flexibility in how they design modern buildings. Moreover, glazed façades can be customised with a wide variety of multifunctional features and energy-efficient coatings that also participate to the well-being of building occupants.
System solutions
Vetrotech Design Solutions (VDS®) is a complete range of systems composed of high-performing steel frames and glasses. VDS High Security Curtain Walls offer protection and safety, fulfilling highest demands for technical functionality without compromising the aesthetics. This is a versatile solution that allows architects freedom in designing modern buildings.
VDS Attack Resistant Curtain Walls
VDS Attack Resistant Curtain Walls are a high security glass system against manual attack
VDS Bullet Resistant Curtain Walls
VDS Bullet Resistant Curtain Walls are a façade solution with bullet resistant glazing for protection against ballistic attack
VDS Blast Resistant Curtain Walls
VDS Blast Resistant Curtain Walls are a security glass façade system to offer protection from the force from an explosion
Glass Solutions
Discover our high-security façade glazing solutions for façade and curtain wall applications
Ensure the safety of building occupants from intrusion attempts, gunfire of various calibres, and explosive devices. Combine our high-security glazing solutions with double or triple insulated glazing units, energy-efficient coatings, and a wide variety of multifunctional features.
VETROGARD Attack
Multi-laminated attack-resistant glass solution resisting manual attacks, forced intrusion and escape attempts.
VETROGARD Bullet
VETROGARD Bullet is a versatile high-security ballistic glass solution.
VETROGARD Blast
Multi-laminated glass resisting blast waves of explosive materials
Customization
All characteristics described above are examples. All our products and systems can be customised to your specific needs. Vetrotech supports you in design-assisting your projects according to your requirements and even further.
Together, let’s make your projects shine!
Performance
In addition to glass' comfort and design features, façades glazing and glass curtain walls can deliver life safety benefits that protect building occupants in the event of an emergency. Vetrotech’s high-security glazing options for façades go beyond the conventional functionalities of glass to provide building occupants with uncompromised safety against manual attack, gunfire, and explosions. They offer a perfect blend in appearance to adjacent areas not requiring specific high-security performance.
Our high-security façade glazings protect people and property against intrusion attempts using manual attack methods, in compliance with P6B to P8B resistance classes and beyond. They protect against gunfire of various calibres, in compliance with Classes BR1 through BR7, SG1 and SG2, as well as against Kalashnikov rounds. They also add security against explosions, in accordance with Class ER1 through ER4 resistance levels.
Applications
Our high-security glazed solutions are ideal for all kinds of façade applications, including curtain walls, conventional exterior façades, and atriums. All of these options are tested and certified according to EN and UL standards to ensure maximum safety, no matter what. We work hand in hand with security consultants to offer bespoke solutions to specific risk scenarios. Moreover, these high-security glazing solutions can be equipped with additional properties, such as privacy or energy efficiency options, among other multifunctional design features.
High performing façade applications ideal for all building types and market segments
Access to natural daylight and exterior views has been shown to positively impact people’s well-being, comfort, and productivity. Students perform better, patients see faster recovery times, and employees find greater job satisfaction in environments where natural daylight is present.
Our high-security glazed solutions for façade applications achieve the highest classifications as set by life safety standards, while providing building occupants with natural daylight and access to the outside world.
Our high-security glazing options are suitable for all potential market segments, including public transportation facilities such as airports and train stations; government buildings, including courthouses; schools and universities; retail and leisure centres; corporate and office buildings.
Why a Vetrotech Solution?
Characteristics of Vetrotech’s high-security glazed solutions for façade applications
- Blast resistance according to EN 13541 for Classes ER1 to ER4
- Bullet resistance for Classes BR1 to BR7 (S/NS) + SG1/SG2 (S/NS) according to EN 1063
- Resistance against Kalashnikov ammunition
- Attack resistance Classes P6B to P8B, according to the norm EN 356
- Suitable for use in framed attack-resistant systems in accordance with Classes RC1 to RC6
- Countless multifunctional options
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