SF’s 2nd tallest building is finally underway
A slightly soggy red carpet greeted city bigwigs and developers Thursday, as a morning shovel ceremony finally kicked off construction on what will eventually be San Francisco’s second tallest building.
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Door Systems launches new website
Door Systems is proud to announce our newly designed website Door Systems is the only company to provide code compliant integrated fire doors and fire protection smoke curtains that offer superior aesthetics, high performance and up front cost savings while bringing long term value to the customer. See full Newsletter here
Why Are Smoke & Fire Curtains Important For Elevator Doors?
Elevator shafts are a permanent compartment breach with the potential to spread flames and smoke vertically through a building very rapidly. While most, if not all elevator doors provide a degree of fire integrity this is not the same for smoke sealing.
$1 Billion Mega-Project, New Renderings
The $1-billion development will bring three new towers to the Los Angeles skyline, including a 677-foot hotel spire that will contain two separate pool decks, 184 hotel rooms, and some number of the total 504 condominiums to be located on the 4.6-acre site.
106 Downtown LA Projects in Development
DTLA – Maybe it’s the turbo-charged national economy. Maybe it’s the Los Angeles housing shortage that has caused both rents and home sale prices to spike. Maybe it’s the pressure developers face of trying to launch a project before voters cast ballots on Measure S in March. Maybe it’s all of the above.
Protected Means of Escape with a Fire & Smoke Curtains
When considering the placement and provision of a protected means of escape protection from fire and smoke are the paramount consideration. Traditionally a protected means of escape would be along a brick or concrete corridor.
LAX Approves $900M New Terminal
Airport commissioners unanimously approved construction of the northern half of a midfield concourse west of the Tom Bradley International Terminal , which is undergoing its own expansion and renovation.
Fire & Smoke Rated Curtain System Applications
While we have discussed the benefits of fire and smoke curtains in the past when referring to fire and smoke protection options for atriums, it is important to note that fire and smoke curtains have a wide variety of other applications as well.
Marriott’s New Downtown Project Is Two Hotels in One
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Despite the development boom underway in Downtown Los Angeles, tourism officials regularly complain that the city suffers from a shortage of hotel rooms.
Huge Project With 345 Housing Units Planned Near Olvera Street
While the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is a popular stop for tourists, the attraction and the surrounding neighborhood has been largely ignored amid the Downtown development boom.
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