Smoke Guard System

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Jun 8, 2007

The Smoke Guard System is an innovative automatic smoke barrier system designed specifically to provide designers with a reliable and cost effective alternative solution to smoke-proof lobbies and pressurisation systems. Typically, the SGS is mounted to deploy in front of lift landing doors to contain smoke on the fire floor. However, it is also suitable to protect openings in smoke walls such as doorways.

The SGS is virtually invisible making it ideal for heritage building upgrades, removing smoke proof lobbies to improve way finding or make room for more beds or examination rooms in hospitals for example and anywhere interior presentation is an important design feature.

The SGS is easily located above a false ceiling or in a decorative bulkhead. On alarm the flexible magnetic barrier rolls down the face of the lift door frame (or magnetic auxiliary rails) to form a seal against the passage of smoke.

Features

• Virtually invisible in non-fire mode
• Increase nett lettable space
• Model 600 assists with the use of lifts for egress from high rise buildings by restricting the passage of water into lift shafts caused by activated sprinklers and fire fighting activities
• Eliminates the need for complicated pressurisation systems
• Eliminates the need for smoke proof lobbies
• Does not interfere in any way with the operation of the lift landing doors

Applications
The SGS is system is an excellent solution for new construction and building upgrades in the following applications:

• Where lift shafts penetrate multiple levels of smoke compartments in hospitals and residential aged care facilities
• Reclaiming valuable floor area currently used as a smoke-proof lobby
• Where a lift landing door opens directly into the fire stairs
• Where space for pressurisation in the existing building was never allowed for.
• The Smoke Guard System is a patented and proven solution used extensively in North America, Japan and many other countries. Over 15,000 units have been installed to date.