Speed Is the New Green
Advanced fundamentals for high-performance doors
Sponsored by Hörmann High Performance Doors
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This course evaluates high-performance flexible and rigid coiling doors as compared to conventional rolling doors. Environmental and physical security factors are examined, short video clips provide examples of quick opening and closing operations, as are safety and ease of repair. Cost, design considerations, and application examples are also reviewed.
Hörmann is one of the world’s top high speed roll up door manufacturers and a global leader in today’s building components industry. Our name has become synonymous with brand quality products covering a wide range of doors for industrial, commercial and residential applications.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in January 2019
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify several environmental and physical security factors addressed by high-performance flexible & rigid rolling doors.
- Explain limitations of conventional sectional and rolling steel doors in terms of cycle-ability and repair-ability/maintenance.
- Discuss key features of both high-performance door types in terms of cycle-ability, safety, and environmental control.
- List three design considerations required to properly apply a high-performance door.
- Properly apply a high-performance door, and identify several appropriate applications.
