Barrier Technology

30 July 2008

Blazeguard Protects New York City Apartments

Blazeguard roof deck sheathing is being used in the Markham Gardens affordable housing development, a Staten Island (New York) project c0-developed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

The overall project, announced in 2006, is a $60 million redevelopment of the Markham Gardens public housing development locatsed in the West Brighton neighborhood on Staten Island's north shore. Blazeguard fire-rated sheathing will be placed in the roof decks of some 250 apartments in 24 buildings, providing fire protection along shared firewalls. The project is currently under construction, and will be completed by the end of the summer or early fall.

More information on the project can be found here.

Barrier has worked with Best Building Supply in Walden, NY to supply panels for the project, and looks forward to future collaboration with suppliers on other public housing projects in urban areas throughout the U.S. Stay tuned for future updates, including pictures of this Markham Gardens development.Fire-rated sheathing, town homes, multi-family construction, housing market, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, blazeguard, mycoguard, fire-rated paint, intumescent paint, mold, mildew, fire-retardant plywood, frt, sips, structurally insulated panels, fire-rated wall assemblies, commercial modular, modular home construction, green building products, LEED, control room, electrical panel backer board, SIPs; wildfire protection, forest fires

15 July 2008

New Commercial Modular User

Late last week, we received an order from another new commercial modular customer down in Georgia - Southwest Georgia Wholesale in Ellaville. There are several commercial modular plants down in Georgia - many who currently use the FR Deck Panel, and a couple others we have an opportunity to convert to our product. With the cost fuel continually rising, we are looking for ways to lower the freight cost of the FR Deck Panel as much as possible to all destinations. Barrier owns and is located on a rail spur. We already ship via rail to Florida and California and are working to add Georgia to the list.Fire-rated sheathing, town homes, multi-family construction, housing market, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, blazeguard, mycoguard, fire-rated paint, intumescent paint, mold, mildew, fire-retardant plywood, frt, sips, structurally insulated panels, fire-rated wall assemblies, commercial modular, modular home construction, green building products, LEED, control room, electrical panel backer board, SIPs; wildfire protection, forest fires

03 July 2008

Blazeguard Guards against Minnesota Wildfires

While California and Florida may be among the first states that come to mind when you hear the term "wildfire," a forest fire along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota last summer claimed more than 16,500 acres and destroyed dozens of houses and other structures, resulting in millions of dollars in damages and a forced evacuation.
Last week Barrier got a close-up look at two northern Minnesota structures using Blazeguard to both protect against fire damage as well as meet other architectural, design and efficiency goals.
The first structure is a private cabin on Lake Everett, northeast of Ely, Minn. This lake home uses Blazeguard-coated Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for its entire roof deck. SIP panels consist a layer of solid foam insulation sandwiched between two pieces of oriented strand board (OSB). One face of the OSB is coated with Blazeguard, providing not only the required 15-minute thermal barrier for any foam-core insulated panel, but also a visually pleasing white finish.



















The cabin's internal cathedral ceilings are simply the underside a SIP covered with a layer of white paint, with its seams covered with battens. In addition to adding a visually pleasing and slightly rustic finish, the SIP panels offer increased energy efficiency -- along with energy-efficient lighting and windows, the cabin's roof deck panels offer enough insulation so that this cabin, in the far northern reaches of the country, can be and is completely solar-powered and "off the electrical grid" for lighting and heat.

A second structure to the west of Ely is a new luxury lake home being built with a layer of 3/8" plywood covered on both sides with Blazeguard. The owner of this new cabin is building a structure that is "top of the line" in all construction details and practices. This owner has plans for several more buildings on the property and has instructed the builder to use Blazeguard throughout as a way to protect this significant investment from the ravages of wildfires while not in use.

Look for more information or further details on these projects as they develop and as Barrier gets clearance to release owner, designer or architect information or details. In the meantime, as wildfire season grows from coast to coast and in between, Barrier is investing time and effort in ways to use Blazeguard to save homes, property and lives in and around wildfire-prone areas.Fire-rated sheathing, town homes, multi-family construction, housing market, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, blazeguard, mycoguard, fire-rated paint, intumescent paint, mold, mildew, fire-retardant plywood, frt, sips, structurally insulated panels, fire-rated wall assemblies, commercial modular, modular home construction, green building products, LEED, control room, electrical panel backer board, SIPs; wildfire protection, resort, cabin, forest fire



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Barrier develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials designed to help protect people and property from the destruction of fire. Barrier's award-winning BlazeguardĀ® structural wood panels exceed International Building Code requirements in every targeted fire test and application. BlazeguardĀ® is coated with Barrier's patented, non-toxic, non-combustible Pyrotite formulation, which releases water when exposed to the heat of fire.