Kuraray Laminated SentryGlas®
LAMINATED SENTRYGLAS®
LAMINATED SENTRYGLAS®
Laminated glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer provides hurricane impact protection, while maintaining a modern, high quality, transparent appearance for Secrets The Vine luxury hotel in Mexico.
By specifying laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer for all its exterior hotel room windows and doors, as well as for balustrades and facades in communal guest areas, ‘Secrets The Vine’ luxury hotel resort in Mexico has ensured maximum 24/7 protection of its building and occupants from hurricanes, while also maintaining a high quality, modern, transparent look and feel for its guests.
Laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® was chosen for this project because of its high impact protection, excellent post glass breakage performance and for its superior edge stability in high humidity conditions.
Located on a picturesque beach on the Caribbean coast in Cancun, Mexico, Secrets The Vine is a luxury, adults-only hotel resort with 495 rooms, six gourmet restaurants, three bars and a very modern, cutting edge architectural design (by Edmonds International) throughout the resort.
The hotel is situated in a region where there is a high risk of hurricanes. Therefore, when it came to selecting a suitable glazing solution, the hotel developer, Frel Ingenieros y Arquitectos of Mexico, wanted protection for the building and its occupants without awkward, cumbersome-looking hurricane screens, which would not complement the hotel’s modern, clean, transparent aesthetics.
In total, 20,000 m2 (215,000 sq. feet) of laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® was installed throughout the hotel. Of this, 15,000 m2 (161,000 sq. feet) were used on the exterior of the building, for the hotel room windows and doors, with the remainder used internally for communal area balustrades and lobby facades.
INFORMATION
PRODUCTION
Made in Mexico
MATERIAL
Glass
APPLICATION
- Hotel
- Resort
USES
- Structural glazing
- Safety glazing
- Façade
FORMAT
- Slabs
- Plates
- Panels
PROPERTIES
- Energy Efficiency
- Acoustic Insulation
- Thermal Insulation
CERTIFICATION
US Department of State FE (forced entry) and BR (bullet resistant) certified
CHARACTERISTICS
-High Strength -Thermal Control -Sound Control
-Customizable -Energy Conserving -High wind and rain resistant -Helps prevent debris spread
BENEFITS
THE BENEFITS OF LAMINATED GLASS WITH SENTRYGLAS®?
In building projects, laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® interlayer is primarily used to protect exterior windows and doors, but also skylights, canopies, facades, balustrades and curtain-wall systems.
The main function of SentryGlas® is to maintain the integrity of the building envelope by resisting the forces of high winds and rain, as well as resisting high impact forces from windborne debris.
In addition, secondary considerations are to retain the glass in place if it breaks, providing security and preventing additional debris contribution during the wind event.
Basic advantages of using an ionoplast interlayer such as SentryGlas® in lieu of PVB based interlayers include higher design loading capacity, larger glass lite sizes, higher resistance to penetrations, greater intrusion resistance, dry glazing capability and better edge stability/durability
BENEFITS OF LAMINATED GLASS WITH SENTRYGLAS® IN HURRICANE APPLICATIONS
-Laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer remains intact even if broken, providing a weather barrier that reduces the likelihood of total collapse of the building or widespread water damage. -The glass laminate assembly along with the interlayer absorbs the energy of the debris impact, resisting penetration -Prevents injuries related to flying glass or exposed shards. -When a hurricane advisory warning is issued, there is no need to board up window openings or to activate/ mount shutters.