
Cornell announces that TranZform Accordion Folding Fire Doors have been evaluated by the International Code Council Evaluation Service to be compliant for use in means of egress openings per the International Building Code®. Now, as per Evaluation Report ESR-2300, TranZform Fire provides an alternative equal for rated side-hinge swinging doors in means of egress openings such as elevator lobbies, horizontal exits and as opening protectives in fire...

Fire Doors are rated physical fire barriers that protect wall openings from the spread of fire. They provide automatic closing in the event of fire detection with governed speed control. Fire doors are also designed for daily use to provide security and access control, but are for use in openings that are not part of a required means of egress. Cornell Iron Works offers a complete line of labeled rolling doors for protection in wall openings where...
Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, announced that its VESDA Very Early Warning Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) system has been chosen by BAA to help ensure the safe transit of passengers through the baggage halls of the recently opened Heathrow Terminal 5. BAA’s Heathrow Terminal 5 is the largest single-span structure in the UK and is designed to accommodate 30 million passengers annually. T5 houses...
Kidde Talking Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Alarm – This home alarm is designed to warn you against two types of life-threatening dangers. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide. However with dual detection, how will you know what has been detected if the alarm goes off? Well, Kidde has included a voice warning to avoid any such confusion. A clear and loud voice will let you know if there’s a fire or high carbon monoxide readings. It’ll even...
Bosch Security Systems has added an air duct model to its wide range of intelligent fire detectors. The new detector provides early warning of the presence of smoke in a building’s heating, air conditioning or ventilation ducts. Such detection helps to prevent injury, panic and property or equipment damage by reducing the circulation of smoke resulting from a fire elsewhere in the building. The air duct smoke detector integrates the same, proven...
Air Products and Controls introduced new HS-100 duct smoke detector specifically designed to protect applications where air-sampling style duct detectors can’t be used. The detector unit mounts in air shafts, plenum spaces and other low air velocity areas, and offers the greatest range of voltage input options and is available off-the-shelf in both ionization, HS-100-N, or photoelectric models, HS-100-P. The HS-100 Series duct smoke detector...