Elevator Smoke Curtains

• Elevator smoke curtains perform the vital function of blocking smoke from entering and exiting through elevator doors. Elevator shafts cause air to be pulled upwards through to the roof of the building. In the event of a fire, this can cause smoke to spread quickly to other floors of the building. Most fire codes require some type of smoke barrier over elevator doors. Smoke Guard’s elevator smoke curtains will meet or exceed this requirement and help keep building occupants safe.

Vertical Smoke Curtains

• Vertical smoke curtains are typically used to close off openings from standard doorways to larger atriums. They are located within the ceiling above the opening and are deployed downwards to prevent smoke from spreading through the building. Those curtains help to divide the building into smaller spaces and contain smoke in individual rooms. This allows occupants to evacuate more easily and firefighters to more quickly enter the building

Draft Curtains

• Draft curtains are a type of static curtain that is most often placed in warehouses or manufacturing environments. Typical buildings, such as office and retail buildings, probably won't find draft curtains necessary, but those with expansive, open facilities with high ceilings should consider them. This type of curtain doesn't form a total barricade against smoke but instead breaks up the airflow along the ceiling. They should be strategically placed near exhaust vents to slow down the travel of the smoke and push it outwards through the vents.

Perimeter Curtains

• If your building has large open staircases or escalators, perimeter curtains are an ideal solution for containing smoke. They function similarly to vertical curtains, but instead of blocking off one entryway, they form a totally independent perimeter, requiring no walls or corner posts to be present. Although perimeter curtains are designed specifically to slow flames, they will help to slow the movement of smoke as well.