STANDARD MAKE UP OF HURRICANE RESISTANT GLAZING:
- Technical Data -
1/4” (6mm) HEAT STRENGTHENED (HS) glass + 0.090” (2.3mm) PVB interlayer + 1/4”
(6mm) HEAT STRENGTHENED (HS) glass = 9/16" (14.3mm)
Our hurricane resistant glass meets the following U.S. and International building codes/ standards:
| SFBC SBCCI ASTM ICC TDI |
- South Florida Building Code - Southern Building Code Congress International - American Society for Testing and Materials - International Code Council - Texas Department of Insurance |
We use the following SAFLEX interlayers, which are approved by the
following Dade County notice of acceptance numbers (NOA):
• Saflex interlayer Number 03-0421,02 clear or colors
• Saflex HP interlayer Number 03-0421,01 clear
• Vanceva Composite interlayer Number 03-0415,13 clear or colors
• Solutia interlayer Number 03-0827,08
Load resistance: Tested on 54” X 54” (137,2cm X 137,2cm) with 4-sided support:
220 psf (pounds per square foot) [= 1,074 kg/ square meter]
Options available:
• Clear glass
• Tinted glass
• Reflective glass (available also in various colors)
• Tinted interlayer
• Starphire glass (ultra clear)
Additional benefits of hurricane glass:
• Noise Insulation values
• Burglary protection
• 99% U.V. protection
• Energy efficiency; U- factor: 0.93 Btu/ h- ft2-F
