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Case Study 1: No room for a backer bar? No problem Project Overview: 34-story office building at 555 Mission Street, San Francisco. The Challenge: As is often the case, the curtain wall design did not match any fire-containment assemblies listed by or IntertekE. In addition, the vision glass sill ran along the slab top, instead of the typical 2 to 3 feet above the slab top. Such an arrangement prohibited the use of a backer bar. Thermafiber Insolution: We designed a customized mechanical attachment plan. It included a detailed layout of horizontal ImpasseT Insulation Hangers, which combined with...

Case Study 2: Mullion modification, moisture control Project Overview: One World Trade Center, a 108-floor, 2.6-million-square-foot high-rise in New York City. The Challenge: One World Trade Center’s (formerly Freedom Tower) glass panels span the floor-to-floor height (more than 13 feet) with no intermediate mullion, typically used for insulation hangers. Plus, the wet mullion system required sealing all mullion penetrations for moisture-control purposes. Thermafiber Insolution: We worked with the curtain wall manufacturer to modify the mullion design. Our engineers made Impasse hangers and customized...

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