Doors & Windows
CONTRAFLAM® by
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
provides fire safety
in iconic buildings
new atrium
The Atria Building adjacent to the Edinburgh International Conference
Centre (EICC) has a stunning glass atrium which has been created using
CONTRAFLAM® by Vetrotech Saint-Gobain.
makes it very special and it’s a project we’re proud to have been involved
with. CONTRAFLAM® has enabled us to meet the demanding brief
extremely well thanks to working with VETROTECH.
CONTRAFLAM® has a class A safety rating consisting of two sheets of
toughened safety glass which are separated by a transparent advanced
intumescent interlayer. When exposed to fire the interlayer turns opaque
and expands to form a partially insulating heat shield. This effectively
reduces the transmission of radiated and conducted heat. The layers
also provide an integrity barrier against smoke, flames and hot gases
for maintained integrity in excess of 120 minutes. The opaque insulating
interlayer blocks the view of the fire helping to minimize panic and acts as
a guide for emergency services to indicate the presence of fire.
CONTRAFLAM® can be used for internal and external applications, for
installation into steel, aluminium or timber frames, partitions and doors.
The £85 million extension to one of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings was
designed by BDP Architects and completed by main contractor Sir Robert
McAlpine, with project management by Mace Group.
VETROTECH is a leading producer of fire resistant glass products. Being
a member of the Saint-Gobain Group, Europe’s biggest producer and
processor of glass, VETROTECH knows all aspects of this material. With
innovative research and development and state-of-the-art production
technologies, solutions of the highest level of quality and complexity can
be created. VETROTECH products comply with the strictest impact safety
requirements and are also suitable for multi-comfort applications and meet
the aesthetic demands of modern architecture.
Manufactured at their dedicated Coventry production facility, two formats
of CONTRAFLAM® were supplied for the EICC project to suit the different
requirements within the new atrium.
CONTRAFLAM® is one of three product ranges in the Clear Fire Resistant
range by VETROTECH. PYROSWISS® and VETROFLAM® make up the
portfolio of products. VETROTECH also provide blast, bullet and attackresistant glass in their PROTECT range.
Installed by leading facade designer and contractor Charles Henshaw &
Sons, the fire rated glass atrium provides a light and spacious reception
point to allow access to the venue’s 1,600m2 m ձѤ