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Boston Building Protects Property Line with Fire Resistive Curtain Wall

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The west-facing elevation of The Kensington in Boston, MA, was in close proximity to the property line, prompting the building official to require part of the curtain wall had to meet ASTM E-119/NFPA 251/UL263 for 60 minutes. SAFTI FIRST® supplied SuperLite® II-XL 60 insulated with Solarban 70XL in GPX® Curtain Wall Framing in a continuous span from the seventh to the tenth floors.

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GPX® Curtain Wall - Fire rated glass, fire rated wall

GPX® Curtain Wall - Fire rated glass, fire rated wall

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