Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division Projects Tavares Public Safety Complex
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The new complex, which will house the city’s police and fire departments, is a veritable Fort Knox, not just in terms of its concrete and brickwork, but also its windows, which are designed to stand up to just about everything Mother Nature can throw at them, thanks in part to SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayers from Trosifol. The Fire Station element of the structure comprises four drive-through bays, kitchen and dining facilities and second floor sleeping and eating areas. The Police Station includes offices, a patrol room, a detective unit, a lab, a shooting range and a storage facility; alongside a gym and locker rooms, which are shared with the fire department. The facility also contains an emergency operations center, with a command center and overnight accommodation.
Known as America’s Seaplane City, Tavares, northwest of Orlando, Florida, faces a very real risk of extreme weather conditions and, as a result, its buildings are subject to Florida’s stringent building codes. In these extreme weather events, it is essential that the emergency services continue to operate in order to help protect and serve the local community. It is this ‘continuation of service’ that underpinned the methodologies behind the design and construction of this new structure.
In many cases building ruggedness is perceived to come at an aesthetic price, especially in terms of windows. But modern multilayer window designs and robust frames, coupled with highly capable laminated glass interlayers, have resulted in buildings that are not only safe, but also ones that deliver a pleasant, airy and naturally lit working environment.
The 40,000 ft2 (3,716 m2) facility makes wide use of framing and glazing from WINCO. The company’s 3350 series fixed windows have been tested and found to comply with FEMA P-361 standards (Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes: Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms, Third Edition − 2015). These windows are capable of withstanding the impact of a 15 lb (6.8 kg) 2 x 4 in (5 x 10 cm) timber traveling at 100 mph (160 km/h).
According to Kurtis Suellentrop from WINCO Windows Company: “The panels are multilayered insulating glass units, with polycarbonate on the inside, a low-e glass panel in the center and a panel laminated with SentryGlas® on the outside. The laminated panel on the outside gives hurricane-level protection, while the polycarbonate on the inside delivers tornado-level protection. This combination also provides the owner with a durable window solution with outstanding acoustic, thermal and weather-resistant protection for the occupants during normal building operation.
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