| 97 LIFESTYLE Summerset Group Holdings: Boulcott Village The health and safety of residents in a village situation is the highest priority for all involved in its design and top of the list is ensuring there are standards approved technologies in place that ensure everyone is safe in the case of ire. And where there’s ire, there is smoke, the toxic element of a ire that almost always is the cause of death, so building into the design a myriad of ways to safeguard residents and inhibit movement of block smoke and lame is the priority. Achieving this in the setting of an environment that is people focussed and a pleasure to live and be in calls for an exacting set of skills and an ability to meld technology with architecture. In a village situation, such as Summerset’s Boulcott lifestyle community, architects, engineers and ire expert businesses, such as Smoke Control NZ, each play a pivotal part in creating a super-safe, beautiful, very liveable environment for residents. Leading smoke and ire consultants, Smoke Control NZ, have enjoyed many years working with Summerset Group Holdings, o ering their expert advice on a comprehensive range of built-in ire-rated technologies that do not impinge on the aesthetics of their buildings. National Sales Manager, Gary Mudrovcic, says the products and systems Smoke Control NZ o ers architects to consider employing in their designs all meet national and international standards. “A retirement village, with its various levels of care and needs of its residents, must, in its design, meet very high ire-rating standards. Every product we o er into the design process, doesn’t only tick those Smoke Control NZ boxes, but they don’t inhibit the architect’s creative aspirations.” Passive ire protection, the name given to built-in technologies designed in such a way that they virtually go unnoticed in the environment, only coming to the fore when ire and smoke are detected, is an exacting science. It requires a deep understanding of the way people behave in an emergency and the way ire and smoke spread and escape. And passive ire technologies are continually evolving. (Gary, this is where we’ll put in information speci ically about your ire-rated joinery). For Gary and the team at Smoke Control NZ, the company’s massive investment in research and in people to ensure that every product, every piece of advice o ered, is backed up by proven science, bound in recognised standards, speaks to a deep commitment to deliver exceptional service. This is what underpins why Smoke Control NZ is a leading passive ire consultancy here. “It means that those involved in working a design through consenting pathways know that their built passive ire systems will get the tick from Council. That certainty matters and a ects the success of the building programme ahead and that’s why property developers such as Summerset Group Holdings turns to us when planning their communities.” Smoke Control NZ works across myriad sectors, including residential. Their years of experience, built on delivering projects at the highest standards on time and to budget mean property developers, such as Summerset Group Holdings, know their passive ire management responsibilities are in very good hands. FIRE RATED GLAZING 09 300 1980 info@smokecontrol.co.nz www.smokecontrol.co.nz Smoke Control’s Visioneering range of fire rated glass systems such as fire windows, glazed partitions, fire rated glazed doors & many more offer designers unrivalled flexibility. Our fire rated glazing systems are ideal for all types of buildings including offices, shopping centres, residential apartments, warehouses, hospitals and aged care facilities. Our range includes: FIRE RATED GLASS FLOORS FIRE WINDOWS FULLY GLAZED FIRE DOORS TRANSPARENT FIRE RATED SPANDREL PANELS FIRE RATED GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS FIRE RATED BALUSTRADES AND MORE... Visioneering includes fire ratings from 30 minutes to 120 minutes and everything in between. From timber to steel and stainless steel frames we have a myriad of options for you to match in with other standard glazing systems. Visioneering is by far New Zealand’s largest range of quality fire resistant glazing systems providing virtually any combination of fire, acoustic, light transmission and energy performance. Boulcott Village will be home to a variety of residential building types and approximately 300 residents. There will be a mix of villas, apartments, cottages and serviced apartments along with a dedicated care centre to meet a range of care needs.
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