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Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies | Orlando, Florida | Saflex™ Storm PVB interlayers (VSO2) Since 1937, Saflex™ PVB has been the world’s leading brand of protective interlayer used in laminated glass — extending the frontiers of performance glazing for architects and designers who demand the most reliable level of technical performan

The severe and complex nature of hurricane winds creates special challenges for buildings — and for architects and designers who must address those challenges in hurricane-prone regions. While no single product offers complete protection from hurricanes, cyclones and violent storms, laminated glass windows, doors and skylights made with Saflex™ Clear, Saflex™ HP or Saflex™ Storm PVB interlayers can be a critical first line of defense. In properly designed systems, laminated glass effectively withstands these natural forces to help maintain the critical exterior envelope. If broken by impact from...

To meet hurricane building codes, commercial and residential window and door systems must meet vigorous impact tests, simulating wind-borne debris and subsequent winds. Test procedures call for the entire system to resist wind-borne debris impact followed by pressure cycling. To comply with the test requirements for an impact-resistant product, the systems may need to pass additional tests such as air and water infiltration, structural load and forced-entry resistance. Properly designed window and door systems incorporating laminated glass made with Saflex Clear, Saflex HP or Saflex Storm PVB...

The map is derived from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-22 standard and indicates the wind speeds that tend to govern design pressures in the ASTM International (ASTM) impact standards. The ASTM test method has a corresponding specification, ASTM E1996, that indicates what missile size should be used depending on application and wind speed, location of impact, pass/ fail criteria and substitution limitations. For example, below 30 feet from grade is typically the zone for impact by timber (large missile), whereas above 30 feet from grade is the zone for impact by 2-gram steel...

Saflex hurricane protection Designing impact-resistant systems It is critical for architects and designers to understand window system requirements to meet hurricane regulations — and laminated glass made with Saflex Clear, Saflex HP or Saflex Storm is the best place to begin. When designing hurricane-resistant window and door systems, key elements are the framing system, laminated glass, glass bite and glazing attachment or weatherproofing method. All must work together to withstand air and water infiltration, forced entry, structural, impact and cycling loads. Different interlayers and thicknesses...

Typicalglass glass performance for standard four-side Typical performance for standard four-side glazing using recommended conditions glazing using recommended conditions. Design pressure (kPa) Saflex Storm Design pressure (psf) Note: Experienced product performance. Based on panels glazed with structural silicone, minimum 12-mm (1/2-in.) glass bite; standard test temperatures 15°–35°C (59°–95°F). Not guaranteed for all samples Typical standards for wind-borne debris impact tests Large missile impact test (for windows, doors, skylights, glazing and shutters between grade and 9 m [30 ft] above...

In addition to proven hurricane-protection capabilities, Saflex Clear, Saflex HP and Saflex Storm interlayers deliver all the other benefits inherent in laminated glass: • Safety — Protecting building occupants and pedestrians from cutting and piercing injuries due to accidental glass impact, breakage or fallout • Security — Providing burglary and forced-entry resistance, ballistic (bullet) protection and bomb blast resistance • Acoustic — Reducing the transmission of unwanted sound into a building's environment • Solar — Filtering more than 99% of UV rays, controlling visible light radiation...